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gainless

adj

Etymology

From gain + -less.

  1. derived from *waiþiz✻
  2. derived from *waiþanōn✻
  3. derived from gaaing
  4. derived from gain
  5. derived from *ḱóm✻
  6. derived from *ga-✻
  7. derived from *gagana✻
  8. derived from *gagną✻
  9. derived from gagn
  10. inherited from gayn
  11. suffixed as gainless — “gain + less”

Definitions

  1. Not producing gain

    Not producing gain; not bringing advantage; unprofitable.

The neighborhood

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