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memberless

memberless

1 8.9
No people belong to it
  • adjective
  • /ˈmɛmbərləs/
: sin miembros
  • After the last person resigned, the committee stood memberless for several months.

Examples

  • A memberless organization cannot carry out its intended functions.

  • The online forum became memberless after persistent inactivity.

  • The committee is currently memberless.

  • This organization is memberless and requires new volunteers.

  • The committee decided to dismiss the idea of a memberless group, as they believed it would lack effective representation.

  • In a memberless organization, decisions are made collectively without the influence of individual interests.

  • The conference focused on the challenges faced by a memberless entity in achieving its goals without established members.

Antonyms

membered
  • Specialized
1 8.8

Having a certain number of parts, often atoms, used for rings in chemistry

How Many

membered
  • Specialized
1 8.8
three-membered
  • Specialized
8.3
memberless
1 8.9

Surface Forms

memberless positive

Morphology

memberless = member (transparent) = member + less

Clearly formed from the noun 'member' plus the productive suffix '-less' meaning 'without', so the meaning is directly inferable.

Etymology

The word memberless is made of member, meaning someone who belongs to a group, and the ending -less meaning 'without', like in hopeless. So a memberless club or committee is simply 'without' members, an empty group with no people.