dateless

[ deyt-lis ]

adjective

1. without a date; undated.
2. endless; limitless.
3. so old as to be undatable:

   a dateless rock formation.

4. of permanent interest regardless of age:

   a dateless work of art.

5. having no social engagement.

dateless

/ ˈdeɪtlɪs /

adjective

1. likely to remain fashionable, relevant, or interesting regardless of age; timeless
2. having no date or limit

Word History and Origins

Origin of dateless¹

First recorded in 1585–95; date ¹ + -less

Example Sentences

When travel and business made it suddenly impossible for both men to be in town themselves, she was rendered dateless.

From The Daily Beast

Mrs. Owen had herself offered confirmation by placing the delivery of the dateless letter five years earlier.

From Project Gutenberg

Young Moorish girl, thy final hour is here, Cast off thy heresies and save thy soul From dateless pain.

From Project Gutenberg

Its position on the mace and sceptre is, therefore, a symbolic emblem of dateless antiquity.

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A fine thing incomparably said instantly becomes familiar, and has henceforth a sort of dateless excellence.

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In the dateless realm of revelation, antiquity joins hands with futurity.

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