Meaning

2 senses

  1. Devoid of wind; calm.

    windstill

    without or almost without wind

  2. Out of breath.

Examples

2 sentences

  1. Tonight was also a windless night.

    ruЭта ночь также была безветренной.

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  2. A perfectly clear and windless day is a real rarity.

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Translations

3 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
devoid of wind:

Origin

From Middle English wyndles, equivalent to wind + -less. Cognate with Old Norse vindlauss

From Middle English wyndles, equivalent to wind + -less. Cognate with Old Norse vindlauss (“windless”).

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Forms

more windless, most windless
Comparativemore windless Lesson
Superlativemost windless Lesson

regular

Word family

2 related words
RelatedbreathlessB1windlessness

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
windA1windbagwindfallwindmillwindowA1
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