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trailless

trailless

1 6.2
An area with no paths or tracks to follow
  • adjective
  • /ˈtreɪləs/
: 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
1 8.2

In a place with no path or track for walking

is the same in meaning but is an alternative form
unpathed
vstrailless
1 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
1 9.9

A place that no one has walked on

uses neutral modern language about lacking a route to follow

Antonyms

73 2.7

Clearly noticeable because of a special mark

2 4.9

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

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.