treeless
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- adjective
- /ˈtriːləs/
:
desértico
- We go up into the treeless places and over the cliffs.
- treeless plain
- treeless island
- relatively treeless
Examples
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The researchers explored the treeless landscape, noting its stark beauty and lack of vegetation.
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The wind of the Great Plains is as obvious as its treeless expanse.
Academic text (2004) -
The Land of Darkness is defined as a vast, treeless plain of arctic regions.
Academic text (2005) -
I went to Inishmore, off the coast of Ireland, a treeless island of rock lodged in the wild Atlantic.
Fiction book (1993) -
From that and subsequent visits, it became evident that several rocky, relatively treeless slopes above the river deserved careful exploration.
Academic text (2009) -
The rocks were virtually treeless, but scrub and grasses grew out of every crack and crevice.
Fiction book (1992) -
Above Ullapool, steep ridges burst like fins out of boggy, treeless hillsides.
Fiction book (1991) -
I recall it vividly now—a treeless long green meadow, sloping upward toward a cresting hill.
Fiction book (1995) -
During our hike, we crossed a treeless expanse that was surprisingly beautiful in its simplicity.
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The ancient ruins were located on a treeless plateau, exposed to the relentless sun.
Synonyms
An area that has no trees
Land with few or no trees
Land that does not have trees
Antonyms
How Wooded
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word treeless is simply tree + -less, and -less means 'without', as in hopeless or careless. So treeless means 'without trees', a place or land that has no trees.