earthless

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adjective

Without earth or soil.

“an Earthless universe”

OriginMiddle English ertheles →
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Meanings

earthless1

adjectiveearthless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWithout earth or soil.

    In the Yangtze gorges the wild form grows on cliffs in practically earthless ledges...

    1897, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Bulletin
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    "It is," he says, "an earthless country, bordered by immense ice-islands, which are continually separating in the summer...

    1825, Ralph Griffiths, G E Griffiths, The Monthly Review

    ...the Christians, having possession of that worthless, rocky, barren, earthless spot of land, called in Europe the Holy Land...

    1825, W T Sherwin, Richard Carlile, The Republican
  2. not comparableobsoleteUnearthly; not of the Earth.

    ...as the superstitious terrors of the sailors pointed towards this earthless visitant...

    1834, Carl Spindler, The Jesuit

Earthless2

adjectiveEarthless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWithout the planet Earth.

    an Earthless universe

Origin

earthless · adjective

  1. Middle Englishertheles
  2. Englishearthless

From Middle English ertheles, erþeles, equivalent to earth + -less. Cognate with West Frisian ierdleaze, German erdlos.

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Earthless · adjective

From Earth + -less.

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Anagrams

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APA

earthless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/earthless

MLA

“earthless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/earthless. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “earthless,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/earthless.

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