Swedish adjective
lönlös
futile
Meaning
futile
In Swedish: meningslös
Forms
| Basic form | lönlös | with en-words |
|---|---|---|
| Neuter | lönlöst | with ett-words |
| Plural and definite | lönlösa | plural nouns, and after den / det / de |
| Comparative | mer lönlös | “-er”, “more …” |
| Superlative | mest lönlös | “-est”, “most …” |
Practise lönlös
1 / 1What does lönlös mean?
Questions
What does lönlös mean in English?
lönlös means “futile”.
Similar words
förgävesgagnlöshopplösmeningslös
Origin
Equivalent to lön + -lös, from Old Swedish løna løs (“unsalaried”).
Nearby common words
lönlös is number 6,130 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 6,126lem limb
- 6,127tafsa paw, handle
- 6,128strömavbrott blackout, power outage
- 6,129tagga tag, to tag (mark with a tag)
- 6,131hippie a hippie
- 6,132storslagen grand, magnificent
- 6,133relatera relate
- 6,134intellektuell intellectual
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary