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fireless

fireless

5.5
Having no fire or flames
  • adjective
  • /ˈfaɪərləs/
translation icon : sin fuego
  • The fireless stove uses electricity instead of flames to cook food.

Examples

  • 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!

  • In winter, the fireless heater keeps the room warm without the risk of fire.

  • Many campers prefer fireless cooking methods to reduce the risk of forest fires.

Synonyms

unkindled
vsfireless
1 9.9

Not set on fire, like logs or candles waiting to burn

is a general state that lacks any flame or combustion
unlighted
vsfireless
5.8

Not burning, for example a candle

applies more broadly to anything lacking flames or combustion
flameless
vsfireless
3.9

A thing that does not produce a flame and is safe to use indoors

describes absence of any fire or combustion rather than only lacking visible flame

Antonyms

157 1.0

The act of setting something on fire to destroy it

44 3.6

Very hot and like burning flames

1.8

Burning with a bright fire or very bright color

How Fiery

ablaze
14 5.5
burning
157 1.0
smolder
  • US
1 6.5
fireless
5.5

Surface Forms

fireless positive

Morphology

fireless = fire (transparent) = fire + less

The word 'fireless' is transparently formed from 'fire' and the suffix '-less', meaning without fire.

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.