treeless

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adjective

Having no trees.

Similar
unwoodedunforesteduntimbered
OriginProto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English tree →
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Meanings

adjectivetreeless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving no trees.

    The line is unfenced, except in the vicinity of stations, and runs across the treeless Mesaorian plain for the whole distance between Famagusta and Nicosia.

    1941 May, W. Dendy, “The Cyprus Government Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 201
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    Their path led them past sharp cliffs, along narrow trails unknown and untrodden, past headlong boulders strewn across barren, treeless, wind-haunted heights.

    1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 35

    A panoramic view of the Falkland Islands shows a windswept, treeless landscape. Scientists have discovered the islands in the South Atlantic Ocean were once home to a temperate rainforest.

    2024 September 27, Katie Hunt, “Scientists discover hidden ancient forest on treeless island”, in CNN

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivenot wooded

Similar
unwoodedunforesteduntimbered
Also see
unforesteduntimbereduntreedunwooded

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dóru
  2. Proto-Germanic*trewą
  3. Proto-West Germanic*treu
  4. Old Englishtrēow
  5. Middle Englishtre
  6. Englishtree
  7. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  9. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  10. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  11. Englishtreeless

From tree + -less.

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Translations

Ancient Greek ἄδενδρος
  • ἄδενδρος (ádendros)having no trees
Danish træløs
  • træløshaving no trees
Esperanto senarbara
  • senarbarahaving no trees
Finnish puuton
  • puutonhaving no trees
German baumlos
  • baumloshaving no trees
Hungarian fátlan
  • fátlanhaving no trees
Māori mūhore
  • mūhorehaving no trees
Norwegian Bokmål treløs
  • treløshaving no trees
Polish bezdrzewny
  • bezdrzewnyhaving no trees
Swedish trädlös
  • trädlöshaving no trees
Turkish ağaçsız
  • ağaçsızhaving no trees
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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