The quality or state of being bootless; uselessness, futility, or the condition of achieving nothing despite effort.
From 'bootless' (unsuccessful) plus '-ness' suffix that turns adjectives into abstract nouns representing qualities or states.
The suffix '-ness' is one of English's most productive tools for turning feelings into nouns—'bootlessness' joins hundreds of words like 'kindness' and 'darkness,' allowing us to talk about abstract concepts as if they were things we could hold.
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