tenantless en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English tenant 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 tenantless From tenant + -less.
Meanings
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Lacking a tenant; unoccupied.
The extreme remoteness of the place was apparent from the veritable sea of tenantless mountains which formed the background and stretched away toward a misty horizon.
1931, H. P. Lovecraft, chapter 2, in The Whisperer in Darkness:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most tenantless | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more tenantless | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
howling · vacant · inhabitantless · desert · unhabited · unpeopled · solitary · desolate · deserted · peopleless · unpopulated · beingless · untenanted · wasteful · disinhabited · uninhabited · unoccupied · tenantless · vacant · lifeless · untenanted · inhabited