Standard Lemma guide

seedless

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈsiːdləs/
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  • rhymes with -iːdləs

1

adj

Meaning 1

Not having (noticeable) seeds.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • What do you plant to grow seedless grapes? Actually, they have seeds, but they are quite edible by humans.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

lacking seeds

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • seedless grapefruit

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: seedy

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English see English -d English seed 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 seedless From seed + -less.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: без костилки (bez kostilki) — not having seeds
  • Chinese Mandarin: 無核 /无核 (wúhé) — not having seeds
  • Finnish: siemenetön — not having seeds
  • German: kernlos — not having seeds
  • Japanese: 種無し (tanenashi) — not having seeds
  • Japanese: 種なし (tanenashi) — not having seeds
  • Malay: tanpa biji — not having seeds
  • Malay: kesip — not having seeds
  • Polish: beznasienny — not having seeds
  • Polish: bezpestkowy — not having seeds
  • Tagalog: hukhok — not having seeds
  • Tatar: орлыксыз (orlıqsız) — not having seeds
  • Telugu: బేదానా (bēdānā) — not having seeds