Earthless

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Without earth or soil. not-comparable

    ""It is," he says, "an earthless country, bordered by immense ice-islands, which are continually separating in the summer..."

  2. 2
    Without the planet Earth. not-comparable

    "an Earthless universe"

  3. 3
    Unearthly; not of the Earth. not-comparable, obsolete

    "...as the superstitious terrors of the sailors pointed towards this earthless visitant..."

Example

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""It is," he says, "an earthless country, bordered by immense ice-islands, which are continually separating in the summer..."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English ertheles, erþeles, equivalent to earth + -less. Cognate with West Frisian ierdleaze, German erdlos.

Etymology 2

From Earth + -less.

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