Dateless Meaning in English
word
ˈdeɪtlɪs
DAYT-lis
dˈeɪtləs
DAYT-luhs
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
The old letter was dateless and had no year on it.
basic
She went to the dance dateless.
basic
The museum had a dateless coin on display.
basic
Nobody wanted to go dateless to prom, so everyone found a date.
natural
This poem is so old, it's basically dateless.
natural
Guess I’ll be spending Valentine’s Day dateless again this year!
natural