fireless
- adjective
- /ˈfaɪərləs/
- The fireless stove uses electricity instead of flames to cook food.
Examples
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If ever the sun disappears, as it is sometimes wont to do in beautiful Melbourne, then transfer your cooking pot to a 'haybox', which is a fireless cooker made of a box with some kind of insulating material lining it, and a well-fitting lid to close, retaining the heat of your cooking vessel.
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Not on your fireless cooker, mister!
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In winter, the fireless heater keeps the room warm without the risk of fire.
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Many campers prefer fireless cooking methods to reduce the risk of forest fires.
Synonyms
Not set on fire, like logs or candles waiting to burn
Not burning, for example a candle
A thing that does not produce a flame and is safe to use indoors
Antonyms
How Fiery
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word fireless comes from fire and the ending -less, where -less means 'without'. It literally means 'without fire', so it describes things that have no flames or heat.