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experienceless en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English experience 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 experienceless From experience + -less.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Lacking experience.
    • Neither the view of Brooklyn from 30th Street, nor the eager but experienceless help, nor the food is up to the progenitor's. 1983, Bertie Charles Forbes, Forbes:
    • Who, if he were to imagine the ideal condition for mankind, would picture the naked, houseless, experienceless condition of our progenitors... 1888, John Heyl Vincent, Signal Lights:

Deriveds

experiencelessness