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tentless

tentless

1 3.4
A person or group who has no tent for shelter outdoors
  • adjective
  • /ˈtɛntləs/
: sin tienda
  • I forgot my tent, so I had to sleep tentless in the open air until sunrise.
  • tentless night
  • sleep tentless
  • go tentless

Examples

  • This was where I and any of the tentless guests would sleep.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • We spent the night tentless, enjoying the clear sky and the bright stars above us.

  • Camping tentless can be a rewarding experience if you bring the right sleeping gear.

Synonyms

unaccommodated
vstentless
1 8.9

A person or group who does not have shelter and the help they need

is missing only that specific shelter type rather than lacking accommodation generally

Antonyms

43 3.2

Protected from wind, rain, or danger by something that covers it

How Extensive

tentage
1 6.7
tentless
1 3.4

Surface Forms

tentless positive

Morphology

tentless = tent (transparent) = tent + less

The adjective is a straightforward formation from the noun 'tent' plus the productive suffix '-less' meaning 'without'.

Etymology

Tentless comes from the simple parts tent, a 'small shelter you can carry', and -less, meaning 'without'. So tentless means 'without a tent', as when people must sleep under the stars.