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patronless

patronless

9.5
Not having many customers or guests
  • adjective
  • /ˈpeɪtrənləs/
translation icon : sin patrocinadores
  • The hotel's lobby was eerily patronless except for a single guest reading a newspaper.

Examples

  • After the scandal, the exclusive club became almost patronless overnight.

  • After the pandemic, many businesses have become patronless.

  • The once popular café now sits patronless during most afternoons.

  • The once-busy café is now patronless.

  • After the scandal, the exclusive club became almost patronless overnight.

  • The hotel's lobby was eerily patronless except for a single guest reading a newspaper.

  • The once popular café now sits patronless during most afternoons.

Synonyms

unpatronized
vspatronless
9.1

Having very few customers or visitors

is the same meaning but stresses lack of regular clients or supporters

Antonyms

supported
2.0

Given money or help by others

How Popular

popular
∞ 1.0
crowded
222 1.0
busy
∞ 1.0
quiet
189 1.0
patronless
9.5
deserted
1 3.0

Surface Forms

patronless positive

Morphology

patronless = patron (transparent) = patron + less

Formed by the productive suffix '-less' added to 'patron', meaning 'without patrons', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Patronless combines patron, meaning 'supporter' or 'customer', and the ending -less, meaning 'without'. So a patronless shop or café is a place 'without' regular customers or supporters, like an empty business with no one visiting.