gasless

gasless

English

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɡæsləs/

Etymology 1

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂-der.
Ancient Greek χαῦνος (khaûnos)
Ancient Greek χάος (kháos)der.
Dutch gasbor.
English gas
Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der.
Proto-Germanic *leusaną
Proto-Germanic *lausaz
Proto-Germanic *-lausaz
Proto-West Germanic *-laus
Old English -lēas
Middle English -les
English -less
English gasless

    From gas (“state of matter, chemical element, mixture”) + -less.

    Adjective

    gasless (not comparable)

    1. That does not use or generate gas.
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

    From gas (clipping of gasoline) +‎ -less.

    Adjective

    gasless (not comparable)

    1. Without gas (gasoline).
      • 2013 October, Robert Barr Smith, Outlaws: Tales of Bad Guys Who Shaped the Wild West, TwoDot, →ISBN, page 151:
        So it was back to their old, almost gasless car, […]

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