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trailless

trailless

6.8
To move without leaving marks or signs behind
  • adjective
  • /ˈtreɪləs/
translation icon : sin rastro
  • The animal moved through the forest in a trailless manner, leaving no sign of its presence.

Examples

  • The spy vanished into the night, his escape route trailless and impossible to follow.

  • After the snowfall, the field appeared completely trailless and untouched.

  • The snow was trailless after the storm.

  • In the trailless wilderness, we felt completely alone.

  • The animal moved through the forest in a trailless manner, leaving no sign of its presence.

  • After the snowfall, the field appeared completely trailless and untouched.

  • The spy vanished into the night, his escape route trailless and impossible to follow.

Synonyms

untraceable
vstrailless
28 6.6

Cannot be found or connected to where it started

refers to absence of visible marks rather than impossibility to find
trackless
vstrailless
2 7.9

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

implies no visible signs of passage rather than only missing paths
untraveled
vstrailless
  • US
1 6.3

A path or area that no one has visited

describes lack of visible passage rather than simply unvisited
untracked
vstrailless
1 7.7

A place where there are no paths or roads and very few people have been

focuses on absence of visible passage rather than unexplored status
traceless
vstrailless
8.6

Leaving no sign or mark that people can find

leaves no visible marks rather than being impossible to find
treadless
vstrailless
6.5

An area with no footprints that people have not walked on

leaves no visible marks from any passage not only footsteps
unpathed
vstrailless
9.6

Land where people do not walk, often far from towns

means no visible trace of movement rather than lacking paths

Antonyms

marked
2.7

Clearly noticeable because of a special mark

How Clearly Marked

marker
86 1.0
trail
231 1.4
trailless
6.8

Surface Forms

trailless positive

Morphology

trailless = trail (transparent) = trail + less

The adjective is created by adding '-less' to 'trail' to indicate absence of tracks or signs; this is a direct and productive formation.

Etymology

A helpful way to remember trailless is to think of trail as a 'track' or 'sign' someone leaves and -less as 'without', so trailless can also mean 'leaving no trace' or 'no marks' to follow.