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partyless

partyless

6.0
Without a party or celebration
  • adjective
  • /ˈpɑːrtiˌlɛs/
translation icon : sin fiesta
  • She felt disappointed when her birthday turned out to be a partyless affair.

Examples

  • This year felt partyless due to the pandemic.

  • The weekend was completely partyless after everyone decided to stay home.

  • After the holidays, the house seemed unusually quiet and partyless.

  • She described her birthday as partyless this year.

  • She felt disappointed when her birthday turned out to be a partyless affair.

  • The weekend was completely partyless after everyone decided to stay home.

  • This year felt partyless due to the pandemic.

Synonyms

eventless
vspartyless
4.4

Without any important events or excitement

is narrower and focuses on lack of a social celebration specifically

Antonyms

festive
73 2.4

Cheerful and suitable for a party or holiday

celebratory
31 4.0

Made to show happiness at a special event

Surface Forms

partyless positive

Morphology

partyless = party (transparent) = party + less

Productive suffixation with '-less' yields 'without a party' in the social-gathering sense; the compound is semantically regular.

Etymology

Partyless comes from party, which can also mean 'a celebration or gathering', and the ending -less means 'without', like in homeless. So partyless describes a time or event that is 'without a party' or without a celebration.