airless C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈɛɹ.ləs/ UK /ˈɛə.ləs/ See IPA manual Freq #68804 Meanings 1 adj having little or no fresh air or air circulation; stuffy The airless cellar smelled of damp wood and old paper. 2 adj containing no air or atmosphere The probe crossed the airless surface of the moon. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · having little or no fresh... stuffycloseunventilated 2 adj · containing no air or... atmospherelessair-free ↔ Opposites airywell-ventilated Word family Derived forms airlesslyairlessness Related forms airatmosphereventilation Etymology Formed from air + -less. The word can describe either a place with no circulating fresh air or, more literally, an environment without an atmosphere. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # airless **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈɛɹ.ləs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɛə.ləs/ **Frequency rank:** 68804 ## Meanings 1. having little or no fresh air or air circulation; stuffy 2. containing no air or atmosphere ## Examples - The airless cellar smelled of damp wood and old paper. - The probe crossed the airless surface of the moon. ## Synonyms - stuffy - close - unventilated - atmosphereless ## Antonyms - airy - well-ventilated ## Derived Forms - airlessly - airlessness ## Related Forms - air - atmosphere - ventilation ## Etymology Formed from air + -less. The word can describe either a place with no circulating fresh air or, more literally, an environment without an atmosphere. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown