foodless C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈfuːdləs/ UK /ˈfuːdləs/ See IPA manual Freq #252204 Meanings 1 adj having or receiving no food After three foodless days, the stranded hikers were weak and exhausted. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · having or receiving no food unfedstarvingwithout food ↔ Opposites fednourished Word family Related forms foodfoodlessness Etymology From Middle English fodeles, formed from food + -less. The transparent compound has long described a person, place, or period in which food is absent. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # foodless **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈfuːdləs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈfuːdləs/ **Frequency rank:** 252204 ## Meanings 1. having or receiving no food ## Examples - After three foodless days, the stranded hikers were weak and exhausted. ## Synonyms - unfed - starving - without food ## Antonyms - fed - nourished ## Related Forms - food - foodlessness ## Etymology From Middle English fodeles, formed from food + -less. The transparent compound has long described a person, place, or period in which food is absent. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown