dateless
/ˈdeɪtlɪs/
"dateless" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dateless” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Out of one's head; deranged.
Corpus desk
Index EN-dateless · dateless · English
dateless · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dateless |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈdeɪtlɪs/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dateless” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
dateless is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈdeɪtlɪs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
dateless has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Unknown. Perhaps derived from Old English þeatless (“thoughtless, without plan”). See also deedless. The correct English form is dateless, spelled D-A-T-E-L-E-S-S.
Definition
- 1Out of one's head; deranged.
- 2Thick-headed.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dateless appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Poor soul, she's gone dateless, I think, with care, and watching, and overmuch trouble; and who can wonder?
and he were put in York prison and tried and hung – hung! Charley! – kind father was hung on a gallows and mother lost sense and grew silly in grief and we were like to be turned on t' wide world and poor mother dateless
Etymology
Unknown. Perhaps derived from Old English þeatless (“thoughtless, without plan”). See also deedless.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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