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Bootless vs Unsuccessful - What's the difference?

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Bootless is a related term of unsuccessful.


As adjectives the difference between bootless and unsuccessful

is that bootless is without boots or bootless can be profitless; pointless; unavailing while unsuccessful is failed, not successful.

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

    unsuccessful

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Failed, not successful.
    • His unsuccessful attempt earned him sympathy, condolences...and an occasional good-natured ribbing.

    Antonyms

    * successful

    Derived terms

    * unsuccessfully * unsuccessfulness