soilless en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English soil 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 soilless From soil + -less.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Lacking home soil; dispossessed
If they live in squalor, in filth, in crime, with hope and joy gone, a homeless, soilless army of human prey.
1910, Emma Goldman, “Anarchism: What It Really Stands For”, in Anarchism and Other Essays, published 2005, →ISBN, page 37:
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(not-comparable) Not using or containing soil
One popular recipe for a homemade version is two parts soilless mix like Pro-Mix and one part each vermiculite and perlite.
2007 October 4, Leslie Land, “Garden Q.&A.”, in New York Times:
Deriveds
Translations (1)
pl bezglebowy (not using or containing soil)