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plantless

plantless

5.7
Having no factories or other buildings that make things
  • adjective
  • /ˈplæntləs/
: sin fábricas
  • After the factory closed, the region became almost entirely plantless.

Examples

  • Many rural areas are plantless, which limits job opportunities for residents.

  • The small town remained plantless despite efforts to attract new businesses.

  • This area is plantless.

  • The town is plantless now.

  • Many rural areas are plantless, which limits job opportunities for residents.

  • After the factory closed, the region became almost entirely plantless.

  • The small town remained plantless despite efforts to attract new businesses.

Antonyms

A country or area with many factories that make goods

How Industrial

industrial
520 3.2
plantless
5.7
rural
363 2.5

Surface Forms

plantless positive

Morphology

plantless = plant (transparent) = plant + less

Built from the noun 'plant' (factory) plus the productive suffix '-less' meaning 'without factories'.

Etymology

The word plantless is also used for towns and regions. Plant can mean 'factory', as in 'power plant', and -less means 'without', so plantless describes a place without factories or production facilities.