weedless C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈwiːdləs/ UK /ˈwiːdləs/ See IPA manual Freq #719975 Meanings 1 adj free from weeds The overgrown landscape strangely resembled a long-neglected yet weedless garden. 2 adj nautical: designed with backward-curving blades that shed weeds instead of collecting them The boat used a weedless propeller in the plant-choked channel. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · free from weeds weed-free 2 adj · nautical: designed with... weed-shedding ↔ Opposites weedyweed-choked Word family Related forms weedweeding Etymology Formed from weed + -less. The nautical sense applies the same idea to propeller blades shaped to avoid catching aquatic weeds. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # weedless **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈwiːdləs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈwiːdləs/ **Frequency rank:** 719975 ## Meanings 1. free from weeds 2. nautical: designed with backward-curving blades that shed weeds instead of collecting them ## Examples - The overgrown landscape strangely resembled a long-neglected yet weedless garden. - The boat used a weedless propeller in the plant-choked channel. ## Synonyms - weed-free - weed-shedding ## Antonyms - weedy - weed-choked ## Related Forms - weed - weeding ## Etymology Formed from weed + -less. The nautical sense applies the same idea to propeller blades shaped to avoid catching aquatic weeds. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown