treeless
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2.7
- adjective
- /ˈtriːləs/
- 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
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5.0
Land that does not have trees
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4.3
Land with few or no trees
An area that has no 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.