foodless
/'fu:dlis/
Definition
Adjective: - Being without food; having no food available or provided. This describes a state or condition where food is absent.
Usage
The adjective "foodless" is used to describe a situation, place, or person that lacks food. It is a formal or literary word, often used to emphasize deprivation or hardship. - It typically modifies a noun directly (e.g., a foodless journey). - It can be used after a linking verb like "was" or "remained" (e.g., The camp was foodless).
Examples
- The explorers faced a foodless trek across the desert.
- After the storm, the village remained foodless for three days.
- They survived the foodless winter by hunting small game.
Advanced Usage
- "foodless existence": A life characterized by a chronic lack of food.
- The refugees endured a foodless existence in the overcrowded camp.
- "foodless state": A formal description of the condition of having no food.
- The prolonged siege reduced the city to a foodless state.
Variants and Related Words
- Foodlessness (noun): The state or condition of being without food.
- The foodlessness of the region led to widespread malnutrition.
Synonyms
- Starving: Suffering or dying from hunger. (More intense and common than "foodless").
- Famished: Extremely hungry. (Describes a person's feeling, not just the condition).
- Without sustenance: A more formal phrase meaning lacking nourishment.
Antonyms
- Well-fed: Having plenty of food.
- Provisioned: Supplied with food and other necessities.
Adjective
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being without food
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