goodless
8 synonyms and 2 antonyms for goodless, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Adj — (old-fashioned) Having no possessions or property; very poor.
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Etymology
Came into English via Middle English goodles ("poor, without goods or property"), which developed from Old English gōdlēas ("without good, miserable, bad, evil"), equivalent to good plus -less.
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