leafless
blattlos, blätterlos
Of plants or trees, without leavesOf plants or trees, without leaves.
US/lˈifləs/
» The poplars stood in two endless rows with their leafless branches pointing stiffly heavenwards.
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Of plants or trees, without leaves.
In winter the leafless trees look cold.
blattlos, blätterlos
having no leaves
Examples
3 sentencesThe poplars stood in two endless rows with their leafless branches pointing stiffly heavenwards.
The rain came down, thick and fast, and pattered noisily among the leafless bushes.
Why is that tree leafless?
Translations
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By meaning 1
without leaves:
Origin
From earlier leaveless, from Middle English leveles, equivalent to leaf + -less.From earlier leaveless, from Middle English leveles, equivalent to leaf + -less.
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