peopleless

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adjective

Having no people; uninhabited

Similar
uninhabitedunpeopledunpopulatedbeinglessdesertdesertedhowlingdesolate
OriginProto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English people →
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Meanings

adjectivepeopleless (comparative more peopleless, superlative most peopleless)

comparative more peopleless · superlative most peopleless

  1. rareHaving no people; uninhabited

    I had been up since before dawn, sweating and smoking cigarettes, roaming the large empty house with the peopleless rooms.

    1998, Dan Fante, 'Chump Change', Chapter 3

    Synonyms: uninhabited, unpeopled, unpopulated, beingless, desert, deserted, howling, desolate

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving no people; uninhabited

Similar
uninhabitedunpeopledunpopulatedbeinglessdesertdesertedhowlingdesolatedisinhabitedinhabitantlessinhabitedlifelesssolitarytenantlessunhabiteduninhabitedunoccupiedunpeopledunpopulated
Also see
beinglessdesertdesolatedisinhabitedforlorninhabitantlessinhabitedlifelesssolitarytenantlessunhabiteduninhabitedunoccupiedunpeopledunpopulateduntenantedvacantwasteful

Origin

  1. Middle Englishpeple
  2. Englishpeople
  3. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  5. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  6. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  7. Englishpeopleless

From people + -less.

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Translations

Japanese 無人
  • 無人 (mujin)having no people
Polish bezludny
  • bezludnyhaving no people
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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