unpillared

8.3

An open space without columns that hold up the roof

adjective

: sin pilares

The grand hall was distinctly unpillared, creating an uninterrupted, open space.

Examples

Unlike most temples, this one remains completely unpillared and relies on other forms of structural support.
He admired the unpillared design that allowed for more natural light to enter the building.
The gallery was completely unpillared.
An unpillared design allows for more open space.
The grand hall was distinctly unpillared, creating an uninterrupted, open space.
He admired the unpillared design that allowed for more natural light to enter the building.
Unlike most temples, this one remains completely unpillared and relies on other forms of structural support.

Synonyms

astylar

vsunpillared

Specialized

9.9

A building without columns or pillars

is the same idea but uses a different term for that absence

uncolumned

vsunpillared

9.6

A space with no columns to support the roof

expresses the same lack but uses an alternative wording

Antonyms

pillared

5.3

Having tall straight posts that support or decorate a building

How Pillared

colonnaded

Specialized

1 8.1

pillared

5.3

unpillared

8.3

Surface Forms

unpillared positive

Morphology

unpillared = pillared (transparent) = un + pillar + ed

The adjective is formed by negating the readily identifiable adjective 'pillared' with the productive prefix 'un-', so the meaning is directly recoverable.

Etymology

The word unpillared comes from the part un- meaning 'not' and the word pillar meaning 'upright support', so it literally means a building with 'no pillars' and often an open, wide space.