Definition
Without a chief; lacking a leader or having no one in authority; leaderless.
Etymology
Formed from 'chief' plus the suffix '-less,' which creates adjectives meaning 'without' (like 'harmless,' 'hopeless,' 'careless'). The pattern is ancient and highly productive in English.
Kelly Says
The '-less' suffix is one of the most productive suffixes in English—you can add it to almost any noun to mean 'without that thing,' which is why even rare words like 'chiefless' are instantly understandable even if you've never seen them before.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Commanders 없이
ah-kom-man-ders e-b-shi
ARالعربية
بدون رئيس
bi-doun ray-ees
BNবাংলা
নেতা ছাড়া
neh-ta chhar-ah
CACatalà
sense cap
sen-sa kap
CSČeština
bez šéfa
bez shef-ah
DADansk
uden chef
oo-den shef
DEDeutsch
cheflos
shef-lohs
ELΕλληνικά
χωρίς αρχηγό
chori-s ar-kee-go
ESEspañol
sin jefe
seen heh-heh
FAفارسی
بدون سرپرست
be-doun sar-par-est
FISuomi
johtaja
yo-h-an-ta
FRFrançais
sans chef
san shef
GUGU
મુખ્ય નહિ
moo-khy nah-hi
HAHA
ba'a shugaban
bah-ah shoo-gah-ban
HEעברית
ללא ראש
la-la ray-ish
HIहिन्दी
मुखिया रहित
moo-kee-ya ra-hit
HUMagyar
főnök nélkül
fown-yok nel-kul
IDBahasa Indonesia
tanpa kepala
tan-pa keh-pah-lah
IGIG
onye isi nwe
oh-nye ee-see nwe
ITItaliano
senza capo
sen-za kah-poh
JA日本語
リーダーなし
ri-da-a na-shi
KMKM
គ្មានប្រធាន
k'ma-an bra-than
KO한국어
주인 없는
joo-in eom-neun
MRMR
प्रमुख नसलेले
pra-moo-kh nas-le-le
MSBahasa Melayu
tanpa ketua
tan-pa keh-too-ah
MYမြန်မာ
lider hna
lee-der hna
NLNederlands
zonder hoofd
zon-der hooft
NONorsk
uten sjef
oo-ten shef
PAPA
ਸ਼੍ਰੇਣੀ-ਨਿਰ
shre-neh-ee-ni-r
PLPolski
bez szefa
bez shef-ah
PTPortuguês
sem chefe
sem cheh-fuh
RORomână
fără șef
far-ah shef
RUРусский
без начальника
bez na-chäl-nika
SVSvenska
utan chef
oo-tan shef
SWKiswahili
hakuna kiongozi
ha-koo-na kee-on-goh-zee
TAதமிழ்
தலைவர் இல்லாத
tha-lai-var il-la-ad
TEతెలుగు
నేత లేని
ne-ta le-ni
THไทย
ไม่มีหัวหน้า
mai mee hwah-nah
TLTL
walang punong-guro
wa-lang poo-nung-goo-roh
TRTürkçe
başsız
bahsh-siz
UKУкраїнська
без начальника
bez na-chäl-nika
URاردو
سردار کے بغیر
sar-dar kay ba-ghair
VITiếng Việt
không có người đứng đầu
khong co ngoo-ee-dook-dow
YOYO
lọ́yè kò sí
loh-yeh koh-shee
ZH中文
没有首长
méiyǒu shǒu zhǎng
ZUZU
alula isiqalo
ah-loo-lah ee-see-kah-loh