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acreless

acreless adjective: lacking ownership or possession of land; landless.

Adjective

acreless (not comparable)

  1. Lacking ownership or possession of land; landless.
    • And he finds himself considering those 60-story attitudes until he wonders what he is doing here, acreless, growing no tomatoes, watching all this progress turn his fingernails white and perfect for holding a pen or a glass.2003, Jennifer Bosveld, Glass Works, page 13

Origin of acreless

From acre + -less.

Questions about acreless

What does acreless mean?
Acreless means lacking ownership or possession of land; landless.
What part of speech is acreless?
Acreless is an adjective.

Words near acreless in the dictionary

  1. Acree
  2. Acrees
  3. Acrefair
  4. acreful
  5. acrefuls
  6. acreless
  7. acreman
  8. acrembolic
  9. acremen
  10. acremonia
  11. acremonium

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