The quality of being timeless, eternal, or not belonging to any particular historical period or era.
From 'dateless' (without a date) plus the abstract noun suffix '-ness'. This compounds two layers of negation: lacking both a specific date and the constraints of temporality.
The datelessness of myths like Cinderella explains why they've been retold across centuries and cultures—they work because they aren't locked into one historical moment.
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