roofless

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adjective

Without a roof, open to the sky.

“Before the tornado we had a dining room with a skylight; after it we had a roofless home with too much ventilation.”

Similar
homelesshouselessdispossessedunfortunate
Opposite
roofed
OriginProto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English roof →
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Meanings

adjectiveroofless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWithout a roof, open to the sky.

    Before the tornado we had a dining room with a skylight; after it we had a roofless home with too much ventilation.

  2. not comparableHaving no house or home; unsheltered.

    Synonyms: homeless, houseless

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving no house or home; unsheltered.

Similar
homelesshouseless

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivenot having a roof

Opposite
roofed

adjectivephysically or spiritually homeless or deprived of security

Similar
dispossessedhomelessunfortunate
Also see
dispossessedhomelesshouselessunfortunate

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*hrōfą
  2. Proto-West Germanic*hrōf
  3. Old Englishhrōf
  4. Middle Englishrof
  5. Englishroof
  6. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  8. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  9. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  10. Englishroofless

From roof + -less.

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Translations

Ancient Greek ἄστεγος, ἄστεγος
  • ἄστεγος (ástegos)without a roof
  • ἄστεγος (ástegos)having no house or home
Bulgarian бездомен
  • бездомен (bezdomen)having no house or home
Catalan sensesostre
  • sensesostrehaving no house or home
Finnish katoton, asunnoton
  • katotonwithout a roof
  • asunnotonhaving no house or home
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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