adj
Meaning 1
free of salt
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
saltless
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adj
Meaning 2
insipid; tasteless
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sel- Proto-Indo-European *-yétor Proto-Indo-European *sl̥yétor Proto-Italic *saljō?? Latin saliō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin saltusbor. English salt 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 saltless From salt + -less.
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: zoutloos — free of salt
- Esperanto: sensala — free of salt
- French: sans sel — free of salt
- German: salzlos — free of salt
- Hindi: अलोना (alonā) — free of salt
- Ingrian: soolatoin — free of salt
- Italian: senza sale — free of salt
- Italian: sciapo — free of salt
- Kazakh: тұзсыз (tūzsyz) — free of salt
- Kyrgyz: тузсуз (tuzsuz) — free of salt
- Polish: bezsolny — free of salt
- Russian: бессолево́й (bessolevój) — free of salt
- Turkish: tuzsuz — free of salt