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untrailed

untrailed

8.2
In a place with no path or track for walking
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈtreɪld/
translation icon : sin sendero
  • She preferred exploring untrailed areas where few people had ever walked.

Examples

  • The hikers ventured into the untrailed wilderness, searching for untouched nature.

  • The untrailed hillside was covered in wildflowers and tall grass.

  • The forest was untrailed and wild.

  • He ventured into the untrailed wilderness.

  • The hikers ventured into the untrailed wilderness, searching for untouched nature.

  • She preferred exploring untrailed areas where few people had ever walked.

  • The untrailed hillside was covered in wildflowers and tall grass.

Synonyms

trackless
vsuntrailed
2 7.9

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

adds the idea of not being followed by any trail
untraveled
vsuntrailed
  • US
1 6.3

A path or area that no one has visited

is about lacking a path or a following trail rather than visits
untracked
vsuntrailed
1 7.7

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

focuses more narrowly on absence of paths or trails
trailless
vsuntrailed
6.2

An area with no paths or tracks to follow

also includes cases of not being left with a trail
unpathed
vsuntrailed
9.6

Land where people do not walk, often far from towns

is more neutral, simply stating no path or trail exists
untrod
vsuntrailed
  • Archaic
9.9

A place that no one has walked on

is the standard descriptive term without literary flavor
unnavigated
vsuntrailed
9.1

A place with no clear paths that people have not explored

centres specifically on absence of physical path or trail

How Traveled

heavily traveled
  • US
2 2.2
beaten
1.9
untrailed
8.2
pathless
1 7.7

Surface Forms

untrailed positive

Morphology

untrailed = trailed (transparent) = un + trail + ed

The adjective is formed by negating 'trailed' (having a trail) with 'un-', yielding 'without trails', which is a direct, productive meaning.

Etymology

Untrailed comes from un- 'not' and trail 'path' or 'track', so it simply means 'without a path'. So an untrailed place is one with no trail—wild, little walked, and often unexplored.