"traceless" meaning in English

See traceless in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈtɹeɪsləs/ [US], [ˈt͡ʃɹeɪsləs] [US, sometimes] Forms: more traceless [comparative], most traceless [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪsləs Etymology: Etymology tree English trace Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English traceless From trace + -less. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|trace|-less|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English trace Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English traceless [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*lewHs-", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*lewh₁-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*leusaną", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*lausaz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-lausaz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-laus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-lēas", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-les", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-less", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "traceless", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="traceless"> From trace + -less. Head templates: {{en-adj}} traceless (comparative more traceless, superlative most traceless)
  1. That has no traces Translations (that has no traces): бяссле́дны (bjassljédny) (Belarusian), безследен (bezsleden) (Bulgarian), sporløs (Danish), spoorloos (Dutch), sans traces (French), spurlos (German), бессле́дный (besslédnyj) (Russian), spårlös (Swedish), безслі́дний (bezslídnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-traceless-en-adj-w-96mTgf Disambiguation of 'that has no traces': 97 3
  2. That cannot be traced; untraceable Translations (that cannot be traced): непроследим (neprosledim) (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-traceless-en-adj-ArcIFDGx Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 24 76 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 13 87 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 13 87 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 12 88 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 41 59 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of 'that cannot be traced': 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: tracelessly, tracelessness
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