foodless

/'fu:dlis/

Thân thiện

The traveler found himself in a foodless wilderness.

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.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. being without food