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slaveless

slaveless

7.0
A place that does not allow slavery
  • adjective
  • /ˈsleɪv.ləs/
translation icon : sin esclavos
  • He grew up in a slaveless community where equal rights were valued.

Examples

  • The constitution defined the territory as a slaveless land.

  • The northern states were declared slaveless following the abolition of slavery.

  • The new law made the region slaveless.

  • Many activists fought for a slaveless society.

  • The new laws established a slaveless society where everyone was treated equally and with respect.

  • After the revolution, the nation emerged as a slaveless state, ensuring freedom for all its citizens.

  • The village prided itself on being slaveless, fostering a community based on mutual support and cooperation.

Synonyms

free-soil
vsslaveless
  • Archaic
9.9

Of states or territories in the United States that did not allow slavery before the Civil War

is used more generally for regions without slavery across time

Antonyms

enslavement
  • NSFW
17 6.3

Being forced to work for someone as their slave

slaveholding
9.3

Describing a person or place that owns people as slaves

How Slaveholding

proslavery
  • Offensive
1 8.7
indifferent
10 3.7
slaveless
7.0
antislavery
3 3.5

Surface Forms

slaveless positive

Morphology

slaveless = slave (transparent) = slave + less

Formed by the productive suffix '-less' on 'slave' meaning 'without slaves' or 'without slavery', a straightforward, compositional adjective.

Etymology

Slaveless comes from slave, meaning 'a person forced to work', plus -less, which means 'without'. So slaveless means 'without slaves' or 'free from slavery', and is used for a place or law that does not allow slavery.