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tentless

tentless

3.4
A person or group who has no tent for shelter outdoors
  • adjective
  • /ˈtɛntləs/
translation icon : sin tienda
  • I forgot my tent, so I had to sleep tentless in the open air until sunrise.
  • tentless night
  • sleep tentless
  • go tentless

Examples

  • This was where I and any of the tentless guests would sleep.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • We spent the night tentless, enjoying the clear sky and the bright stars above us.

  • Camping tentless can be a rewarding experience if you bring the right sleeping gear.

Synonyms

unaccommodated
vstentless
8.9

A person or group who does not have shelter and the help they need

is missing only that specific shelter type rather than lacking accommodation generally

Antonyms

1 3.2

Protected from wind, rain, or danger by something that covers it

How Extensive

tentage
1 6.7
tentless
3.4

Surface Forms

tentless positive

Morphology

tentless = tent (transparent) = tent + less

The adjective is a straightforward formation from the noun 'tent' plus the productive suffix '-less' meaning 'without'.

Etymology

Tentless comes from the simple parts tent, a 'small shelter you can carry', and -less, meaning 'without'. So tentless means 'without a tent', as when people must sleep under the stars.