making, retaining, or showing no print or impression
Word origin
[1600–10; print + -less]This word is first recorded in the period 1600–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: alpine, progressive, setup, skid, umbrella-less an adjective suffix meaning “without” (childless; peerless), and in adjectives derived from verbs, indicating failure or inability to performor be performed (resistless; tireless)