titleless en · ADJ
Etymology
From Middle English titleles, titlelees, equivalent to title + -less.
Meanings
-
Having no title; nameless.
The first four drafts were swept down a manhole and a long, titleless book began to evolve.
2010, Larry McMurtry, Moving On, page 7:
-
Without noble title; common.
Coriolanus / He would not answer to: forbad all names; / He was a kind of nothing, titleless, / Till he had forged himself a name o' the fire / Of burning Rome.
1623, Shakespeare, Coriolanus, V, I, 11:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more titleless | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most titleless | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (4)
pl beztytułowy (having no title; nameless) · fi otsikoimaton (having no title; nameless) · fi aateliton (without noble title) · fi nimetön (having no title; nameless)