adjective · rare

waterless

Dry, arid, lacking waterDry, arid, lacking water.

/ˈwɔːtə(ɹ)ləs/

Meaning

2 senses

(not comparable)Dry, arid, lacking water.
The waterless desert can kill in many ways but dehydration is often fastest.
lacking sufficient water or rainfall
(not comparable)Not requiring water.
How does a waterless urinal have a drain trap?

Origin

From Middle English waterles, waterlees, from Old English wæterlēas (“waterless”), from Pr

From Middle English waterles, waterlees, from Old English wæterlēas (“waterless”), from Proto-Germanic *watōrlausaz, equivalent to water + -less. Cognate with Saterland Frisian woaterloos (“waterless”), West Frisian wetterleas (“waterless”), Dutch waterloos (“waterless”), German wasserlos (“waterless”), Swedish vattenlös (“waterless”), Icelandic vatnslaus (“waterless”).

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