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roadless

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

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Lacking roads.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • The badlands are a roadless waste where few humans ever venture.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unroaded

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

lacking pathways

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • trackless wilderness
  • roadless areas

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pathless, trackless, untracked, untrod, untrodden

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English road 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 roadless From road + -less.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Norwegian Bokmål: veiløs — lacking roads