- heathless
- adjective see heath
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
heathless
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heathless — ˈ ̷ ̷ lə̇s adjective : free from heath a heathless moor … Useful english dictionary
heathless — heath·less … English syllables
heath — heathless, adj. heathlike, adj. /heeth/, n. 1. a tract of open and uncultivated land; wasteland overgrown with shrubs. 2. any of various low growing evergreen shrubs common on such land, as the common heather, Calluna vulgaris. 3. any plant of… … Universalium
heath — noun Etymology: Middle English heth, from Old English hǣth; akin to Old High German heida heather, Old Welsh coit forest Date: before 12th century 1. a. a tract of wasteland b. an extensive area of rather level open uncultivated land usually with … New Collegiate Dictionary
heath — n. 1 an area of flattish uncultivated land with low shrubs. 2 a plant growing on a heath, esp. of the genus Erica or Calluna (e.g. heather). Derivatives: heathless adj. heathlike adj. heathy adj. Etymology: OE haeligth f. Gmc … Useful english dictionary
