Firless

Pronunciation

• Homophones: furless

Origin

fir + -less

Full definition of firless

Adjective

1. (rare) Without fir trees.
• 1882, William Yarrell, Alfred Newton, Howard Saunders, A history of British birdsThe Great Desert of Africa of course puts a limit to its wanderings, and the firless plains of Egypt equally discourage its approach.
• 1890, Henry Theophilus Finck, The Pacific Coast Scenic TourArtists and others who have grown up in firless countries can have no idea of the true grandeur and beauty of a real forest...