peopleless C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈpipəlləs/ UK /ˈpiːpəlləs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj devoid of people; unpopulated The abandoned mining town stood silent and peopleless under the desert sun. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · devoid of people; unpopulated unpopulateduninhabiteddesertedemptydepopulateddesolate ↔ Opposites populousinhabitedcrowdedpeopled Word family Related forms peoplepeopled Etymology AI details From people + -less ('without'). People derives from Old French pueple, peple, from Latin populus ('people, nation'). populus itc-ola View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # peopleless **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈpipəlləs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpiːpəlləs/ ## Meanings 1. devoid of people; unpopulated ## Examples - The abandoned mining town stood silent and peopleless under the desert sun. ## Synonyms - unpopulated - uninhabited - deserted - empty - depopulated - desolate ## Antonyms - populous - inhabited - crowded - peopled ## Related Forms - people - peopled ## Roots and Affixes - Root: populus ## Etymology From people + -less ('without'). People derives from Old French pueple, peple, from Latin populus ('people, nation'). ## AI Etymology Peopleless comes from people + -less ('without'). People derives from Old French pueple, peple, from Latin populus ('people, nation'). The suffix is part of the word's derivational shape, marking the final grammatical or semantic role while the base supplies the central meaning. As an adjective, it carries the sense "devoid of people; unpopulated", with the older formation still helping explain the modern use. Relevant historical forms include Latin populus. Related words include people, peopled. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown