Dateless Meaning in English

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Definition

Something that does not have a date (day, month, year) written or known. Also, a person who does not have a romantic partner for an event or occasion.

Usage & Nuances

Formal and literary; rarely used in everyday conversation. Commonly describes undated documents/items, or in a humorous way for someone without a date to an event. Not the same as 'timeless'. For people, often used jokingly: 'I'm going to the prom dateless.'

• Spanish: sin cita - sin acompañante (para una cita)
• Portuguese (BR): sem data - sem acompanhante (para encontro)
• Portuguese (PT): sem data - sem acompanhante (para um encontro)
• Chinese (Simplified): 无日期的 - 没有约会对象的
• Chinese (Traditional): 無日期的 - 沒有約會對象的
• Hindi: बिना तारीख के - बिना साथी के (डेट के लिए)
• Arabic: بدون تاريخ - بدون مرافق (لموعد عاطفي)
• Bengali: তারিখহীন - একাকী (কাউকে নিয়ে না যাওয়া)
• Russian: без даты - без пары (на мероприятии)
• Japanese: 日付のない - 同伴者がいない（行事など）
• Vietnamese: không ghi ngày tháng - không có người đi cùng (sự kiện)
• Korean: 날짜 없는 - 동반자 없는 (이벤트에)
• Turkish: tarihsiz - yalnız (etkinlikte eşsiz)
• Urdu: بے تاریخ - بغیر ساتھی (کسی موقعے پر)
• Indonesian: tanpa tanggal - tanpa pasangan (acara)

Example Sentences

This poem is so old, it's basically dateless.

natural

She went to the dance dateless.

basic

The old letter was dateless and had no year on it.

basic

The museum had a dateless coin on display.

basic

Nobody wanted to go dateless to prom, so everyone found a date.

natural

Guess I’ll be spending Valentine’s Day dateless again this year!

natural