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trailless

trailless

6.2
An area with no paths or tracks to follow
  • adjective
  • /ˈtreɪləs/
translation icon : sin sendero

Examples

  • In short, the only way you can feel what the jungle is, is to be in it, trailless, to realize in panic that it is implacably uncooperative, that it will not lift a finger in your behalf, that it has all the resources to destroy you, and that it is only a matter of time before your resistance wanes to a Kurtzian madness.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • In the trailless wilderness, hikers must rely on their instincts to navigate through the thick underbrush.

  • The explorer ventured into a trailless area, where the dense foliage made it challenging to find a way forward.

  • Camping in a trailless region requires careful planning, as there are no established paths to guide travelers.

Synonyms

trackless
vstrailless
2 7.9

An area with no road or path and no sign of travel

emphasizes absence of a followable route rather than vehicle use
pathless
vstrailless
1 7.7

A place with no clear ways to walk

highlights lack of a defined way to follow rather than other features
untrailed
vstrailless
8.2

In a place with no path or track for walking

is the same in meaning but is an alternative form
unpathed
vstrailless
9.6

Land where people do not walk, often far from towns

speaks only of no route to follow, not exploration status
untrod
vstrailless
  • Archaic
9.9

A place that no one has walked on

uses neutral modern language about lacking a route to follow

Antonyms

4.9

Having long connected bands like a tank or marks left by feet and wheels

2.7

Clearly noticeable because of a special mark

Surface Forms

trailless positive

Morphology

trailless = trail (transparent) = trail + less

Formed by the productive negative suffix '-less' on 'trail'; learners who know 'trail' and '-less' can infer 'without a trail'.

Etymology

Trailless breaks into trail meaning 'path' and the ending -less meaning 'without', so a trailless place is one with 'no path' to follow; that's why hikers need a map and compass in trailless country.