featureless en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈfi.t͡ʃɚ.ləs/ (US)
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Etymology
Etymology tree English feature Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English featureless From feature + -less.
Meanings
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Without distinguishing features.
a featureless brick wall
This one was almost featureless, as if still in the making, with an aspect of monotonous grimness.
1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I, page 202:The branch is three and a half miles long over virtually level, featureless countryside.
1961 May, Mark B. Warburton, “Yatton and its branches to Clevedon and Wells”, in Trains Illustrated, page 278:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more featureless | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most featureless | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |