governless

English

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

governless

Where it comes from

From govern + -less.

adjective

not comparable, rare Without government; ungoverned; anarchic. Oh! the heart is a free and a governless thing! / Hence strangely and madly it often will cling / To a glance of the eye, and a smile of the cheek, […]

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"governless." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/governless. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

governless. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/governless

Chicago

"governless." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/governless.

BibTeX

@misc{governless_2026,
  title = {governless},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/governless},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}