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trackless

adj · 5 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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Pronunciation

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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈtrækləs/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ækləs

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of a place: not having tracks or paths; pathless, untrodden; also, having had all tracks removed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • a trackless desert a trackless forest

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Leaving no track or trace when moving; also, not following any track or path.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: literary

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Of a train, tram, etc.: not running on tracks.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: rail-transport, railways, road, transport

Examples

  • a trackless trolley

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: railless

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

having no tracks

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a trackless trolley
  • the trackless snowy meadow

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: tracked

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

lacking pathways

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • trackless wilderness
  • roadless areas

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pathless, roadless, untracked, untrod, untrodden

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From track (noun) + -less (suffix meaning ‘lacking or without something’).

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: senspura — of a place: not having tracks or paths
  • Finnish: jäljetön — of a place: not having tracks or paths
  • Finnish: poluton — of a place: not having tracks or paths
  • Latin: invius — of a place: not having tracks or paths
  • Ukrainian: безслі́дний (bezslídnyj) — of a place: not having tracks or paths
  • Finnish: jäljetön — of a place: having had all tracks removed
  • Finnish: jäljetön — leaving no track or trace when moving
  • Finnish: radaton — not following any track or path
  • Bulgarian: безрелсов (bezrelsov) — of a train, tram, etc.: not running on tracks
  • Chinese Mandarin: 無軌 /无轨 (wúguǐ) — of a train, tram, etc.: not running on tracks
  • Finnish: radaton — of a train, tram, etc.: not running on tracks
  • Spanish: destraciado — of a train, tram, etc.: not running on tracks
  • Ukrainian: безре́йковий (bezréjkovyj) — of a train, tram, etc.: not running on tracks
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