effectless

effectless

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English effect
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 effectless

    From effect + -less.

    Adjective

    effectless (comparative more effectless, superlative most effectless)

    1. Having no effect or advantage.
      • 1981 February 7, Michael Bronski, “Fassbinder On Terrorism”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 28, page 10:
        In In a Year of Thirteen Moons the transsexual Elvira makes every attempt to negate her/his will and render her/his-self effectless.

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