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rainless

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Without rain.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: rainfree

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

lacking rain

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a rainless month
  • rainless skies

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *Hréǵh-der. Proto-Indo-European *Hréǵhnos? Proto-Germanic *regną Proto-West Germanic *regn Old English reġn Middle English reyn English rain 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 rainless From rain + -less.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: без валежи (bez valeži) — without rain
  • Finnish: sateeton — without rain
  • German: niederschlagsfrei — without rain
  • Polish: bezdeszczowy — without rain