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packless

packless

9.5
A person or animal living alone without a group
  • adjective
  • /ˈpæk.ləs/
translation icon : solitario
  • After the alpha's death, many wolves were left packless and wandered alone across the valley.

Examples

  • The packless dog avoided other animals and preferred to roam by itself.

  • He felt packless in the new city, missing the friends he had left behind.

  • The packless wolf roamed alone in the wilderness.

  • She felt packless after her friends moved away.

  • After the alpha's death, many wolves were left packless and wandered alone across the valley.

  • The packless dog avoided other animals and preferred to roam by itself.

  • The packless wolf roamed alone in the wilderness.

Synonyms

solitary
vspackless
191 4.6

Being alone and not with other people or things

is specific to not belonging to a group rather than mere aloneness
lone
vspackless
176 2.7

By itself with no other people or things nearby

focuses on absence of group membership rather than single occurrence
reclusive
vspackless
24 7.4

Tends to live alone and avoid other people

describes absence from a group without implying a preference to avoid others
unaccompanied
vspackless
14 4.6

Without another person to go with you

means lacking group membership not just temporary lack of company
lonesome
vspackless
7 3.5

Alone and not near other people or things

denotes being without group, not focusing on emotion
nonsocial
vspackless
  • Specialized
7.3

Not living in groups or colonies

is the general state of not belonging to any group or collective
companionless
vspackless
6.5

Alone with no one to be with you

implies not belonging to a group rather than only lacking another nearby person
clanless
vspackless
6.9

Not part of a clan or family group

is about not belonging to a general group rather than lacking family lineage ties

Antonyms

854 1.0

Friendly events where people meet and talk

Surface Forms

packless positive

Morphology

packless = pack (transparent) = pack + less

The word 'packless' is transparently derived from 'pack' with the suffix '-less', meaning without a pack.

Etymology

Packless comes from pack meaning 'a group' (think of 'a pack of wolves') and the suffix -less meaning 'without'. So packless means 'without a pack' or solitary, which fits animals or people who are alone.