pillowless

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Having no soft cushion to rest your head on

adjective
/ˈpɪloʊləs/

: sin almohada

The guest complained about the pillowless bed in her hotel room.

Examples

Camping in the wild, they spent the night in a pillowless tent.
After the long journey, he had to sleep on a pillowless mattress in the hostel.
She felt uncomfortable sleeping on a pillowless bed.
The pillowless couch was not suitable for guests.
After years of camping, he felt comfortable sleeping pillowless on the ground.
She decided to try sleeping pillowless to see if it improved her neck pain.
The hiker spent the night pillowless under the stars, enjoying the feel of nature.

Surface Forms

pillowless positive

Morphology

pillowless = pillow (transparent) = pillow + less

Standard adjectival formation: 'pillow' + '-less' clearly means 'without a pillow', which is directly inferable by learners.

Etymology

Pillowless is made from pillow and the ending -less, which means 'without'. So pillowless simply means 'without a pillow', and you can remember it like careless or homeless, which mean 'without care' and 'without a home'.