peopleless

English

Etymology

From people +‎ -less.

Adjective

peopleless (comparative more peopleless, superlative most peopleless)

  1. (rare) Having no people; uninhabited
    Synonyms: uninhabited, unpeopled, unpopulated; see also Thesaurus:uninhabited
    • 1998, Dan Fante, 'Chump Change', Chapter 3:
      I had been up since before dawn, sweating and smoking cigarettes, roaming the large empty house with the peopleless rooms.

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Anagrams

  • lesspeople
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