adj
Meaning 1
Without a path or trail.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
pathless
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adj
Meaning 2
Unexplored.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: trackless, uncharted, unknown, virgin
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
lacking pathways
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- trackless wilderness
- roadless areas
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: roadless, trackless, untracked, untrod, untrodden
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English path Proto-Indo-European *lewh1- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English pathless From path + -less.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: непроходим (neprohodim) — without a path
- Czech: neschůdný — without a path
- German: pfadlos — without a path
- German: unwegsam — without a path
- German: weglos — without a path
- Greek: αδιάβατος (adiávatos) — without a path