"soilless" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: Etymology tree English soil 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 soilless From soil + -less. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|soil|-less|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English soil 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 soilless [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*lewHs-", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*lewh₁-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*leusaną", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*lausaz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-lausaz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-laus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-lēas", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-les", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-less", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "soilless", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="soilless"> From soil + -less. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} soilless (not comparable)
  1. Lacking home soil; dispossessed Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-soilless-en-adj-unVSvbGT Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English terms suffixed with -less Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 56 44 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 56 44
  2. Not using or containing soil Tags: not-comparable Translations (not using or containing soil): bezglebowy (Polish)
    Sense id: en-soilless-en-adj-4hKOiegG Categories (other): English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 25 75 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 25 75 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 26 74 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of 'not using or containing soil': 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: soillessness
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