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screenless

screenless

4.9
A window, door or porch that has no fine net to keep insects out
  • adjective
  • /ˈskriːnləs/
translation icon : sin malla
  • They slept on the screenless porch and were bitten by mosquitoes all night.
  • screenless windows

Examples

  • We replaced the screenless door to keep bugs out during the summer.

  • A screenless window can let in more air.

  • The old cabin had screenless windows, so insects easily got inside.

  • The new design is completely screenless.

  • During the summer, the screenless windows allowed a lovely breeze to flow through the room.

  • He worried that the screenless door would let in insects at night.

  • The screenless porch felt more open to nature, but it also invited a swarm of mosquitoes.

Synonyms

unscreened
vsscreenless
1 4.2

Without a screen that stops insects from entering

is specifically about lacking a fitted protective cover on windows or doors

How Screened

protected
1 2.0
screenless
4.9
open
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

screenless positive

Morphology

screenless = screen (transparent) = screen + less

The meaning is a straightforward negation of having a screen.

Etymology

Screenless comes from screen, which once meant a 'shield' or cover to keep things out, and -less, meaning 'without'. So a screenless porch or window is 'without' that protective cover, which is why mosquitoes and insects can get in.