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Bootless vs Footless - What's the difference?

bootless | footless |

As adjectives the difference between bootless and footless

is that bootless is without boots or bootless can be profitless; pointless; unavailing while footless is without feet.

bootless

English

Etymology 1

Adjective

(-)
  • without boots

    • Etymology 2

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • profitless; pointless; unavailing
  • * 1592–1609 , , Sonnet XXIX
    • When, in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes, / I all alone beweep my outcast state / And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries
    Synonyms
    * fruitless
    Derived terms
    * bootlessly * bootlessness

    footless

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Without feet.
    • The snake is a footless creature.
  • (colloquial) Clumsy or inept.

    • Antonyms

    * skillful * adroit