earthless

adj — 3 senses

earthless

adjalso spelled Earthless

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

1

Without earth or soil.

"It is," he says, "an earthless country, bordered by immense ice-islands, which are continually separating in the summer...1825, Ralph Griffiths, G E Griffiths, The Monthly Review:
...the Christians, having possession of that worthless, rocky, barren, earthless spot of land, called in Europe the Holy Land...1825, W T Sherwin, Richard Carlile, The Republican:

1 more example

In the Yangtze gorges the wild form grows on cliffs in practically earthless ledges...1897, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Bulletin:

2

Obsolete Unearthly; not of the Earth.

...as the superstitious terrors of the sailors pointed towards this earthless visitant...1834, Carl Spindler, The Jesuit:

Derived terms: earthlessness

Earthless

adj

Etymology From Earth + -less.

1

Without the planet Earth.

an Earthless universe

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