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tableless

tableless

7.7
A room that has no table
  • adjective
  • /ˈteɪbləs/
translation icon : sin mesa
  • The new apartment was completely tableless, so they had to eat on the floor.

Examples

  • After selling their old furniture, the living room looked strangely tableless and empty.

  • A tableless office can feel more spacious but may lack practical work surfaces.

  • The room is tableless.

  • This space is tableless!

  • The new apartment was completely tableless, so they had to eat on the floor.

  • After selling their old furniture, the living room looked strangely tableless and empty.

  • A tableless office can feel more spacious but may lack practical work surfaces.

Surface Forms

tableless positive

Morphology

tableless = table (transparent) = table + less

A straightforward literal derivation meaning 'without a table', directly understandable from 'table' + '-less'.

Etymology

Tableless comes from table + -less, where -less means 'without'. It simply describes a room or home that has no table, so people may eat on the floor or the space feels open and empty.