acreless

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adjective

Lacking ownership or possession of land; landless.

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Meanings

adjectiveacreless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableLacking ownership or possession of land; landless.

    And he finds himself considering those 60-story attitudes until he wonders what he is doing here, acreless, growing no tomatoes, watching all this progress turn his fingernails white and perfect for holding a pen or a glass.

    2003, Jennifer Bosveld, Glass Works, page 13

Origin

From acre + -less.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

carelessraceless
Cite this entry
APA

acreless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acreless

MLA

“acreless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acreless. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acreless,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acreless.

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