Etymology

leafless

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Today it means: Of plants or trees, without leaves. Full definition →

Middle English leveles
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromleveles
  2. English todayleafless

From earlier leaveless, from Middle English leveles, equivalent to leaf + -less.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishleveles all →

leaveless

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