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pictureless

pictureless

5.6
Not having pictures or drawings
  • adjective
  • /ˈpɪkʧərləs/
translation icon : sin imágenes
  • Many pictureless brochures can be found at the library, highlighting information without images.

Examples

  • This was a pictureless card, bought with a stamp already printed on it.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • The textbook was pictureless, focusing solely on detailed explanations of the concepts.

  • And when it finally, reluctantly, disappeared, I dropped off into a pictureless sleep.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • They decided to publish a pictureless edition of the novel to make it more affordable.

Synonyms

nongraphic
vspictureless
  • US
6.3

Not using pictures or images

is about absence of illustrations specifically rather than broader graphics
imageless
vspictureless
6.6

Something that has no pictures or clear description to help you see it

means no physical illustrations rather than absence of mental imagery

How Illustrated

illus.
  • Specialized
6.4
pictureless
5.6

Surface Forms

pictureless positive

Morphology

pictureless = picture (transparent) = picture + less

Direct, productive formation: 'picture' + '-less' yields 'without pictures/illustrations', which a B1 learner can derive.

Etymology

Pictureless comes from picture and the ending -less, which means 'without', just like in hopeless and careless, so it literally means 'without pictures'.