warless
- adjective
- /ˈwɔːrləs/
- Many people dream of living in a warless society where conflicts are resolved peacefully.
- warless society
Examples
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Among the few known cases of warless societies of hunter-gatherers, social organizations do not extend beyond family and a loose, flexible network of kin.
Academic text (2003) -
The ancient Middle East provides some of the best evidence for the emergence of war from a warless background.
Academic text (2003) -
It may be by books, stories, poetry, and lectures that we who have the ear of mankind can move man a little nearer the perilous safety of a warless and provident world.
Blog text (34) -
The controversies surrounding media/military relations in the U.S. during the Gulf War may be less relevant for laying the Vietnam ghost and may tell us more about how "warless societies" of the advanced industrial sector engage in wars at the interface between developed and developing countries and deal with the public's
Academic text (1994) -
Now that they have become virtually threat-free, indeed warless societies, the logic of downsizing and restructuring their armed forces - first and foremost with an eye to crisis management and peacekeeping - seems rather overwhelming.
Academic text (1997) -
The village has maintained a warless existence for generations, prioritizing harmony and cooperation.
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In a warless world, communities would focus on collaboration rather than competition.
Synonyms
Calm and quiet, without noise or trouble
Calm and free from worry or conflict
Not using violence or physical force
Calm and not wanting to fight or argue
Free from argument or disagreement
Calm and not wanting to fight or argue
Not aggressive and wants peace
A country or group not taking part in a war
Antonyms
How Peaceful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word warless is made from war and the ending -less, which means 'without', just like in harmless. So, a warless country or policy is 'without war' and therefore peaceful.