dateless
Americanadjective
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without a date; undated.
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endless; limitless.
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so old as to be undatable.
a dateless rock formation.
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of permanent interest regardless of age.
a dateless work of art.
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having no social engagement.
adjective
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likely to remain fashionable, relevant, or interesting regardless of age; timeless
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having no date or limit
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Origin of dateless
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Example Sentences
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I didn’t want to fail them by having the show end with them being dateless.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2025
“Are they judging me like some dateless freak?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2018
It was inspired by an “older” girl in his church choir, while “Lonely Boy” echoed the despair of many dateless youngsters.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 4, 2015
It was from his buddy Lescenski, who also had been dateless.
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2015
I had no qualms about going dateless, as long as I had friends who were also happy to treat the event like a very fancy girls' night out.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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