peopleless
peopleless adjective: having no people; uninhabited.
Adjective
peopleless (comparative more peopleless, superlative most peopleless)
- Having no people; uninhabited
- I had been up since before dawn, sweating and smoking cigarettes, roaming the large empty house with the peopleless rooms.1998, Dan Fante, 'Chump Change', Chapter 3
- Synonyms:
- uninhabited, unpeopled, unpopulated, beingless, desert, deserted, howling, desolate, disinhabited, inhabitantless
Synonyms of peopleless
- uninhabited
- unpeopled
- unpopulated
- beingless
- desert
- deserted
- howling
- desolate
- inhabitantless
- lifeless
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Forms of peopleless
| comparative | more peopleless |
|---|---|
| superlative | most peopleless |
Origin of peopleless
From people + -less.
Words formed from peopleless
Questions about peopleless
- What does peopleless mean?
- Peopleless means having no people; uninhabited.
- What part of speech is peopleless?
- Peopleless is an adjective.
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