"foodless" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: From Middle English fodeles, equivalent to food + -less. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|fodeles}} Middle English fodeles, {{af|en|food|-less}} food + -less Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} foodless (not comparable)
  1. (rare) Lacking food; without food. Tags: not-comparable, rare Derived forms: foodlessly, foodlessness Translations (lacking food): 沒有食物 (Chinese Mandarin), 没有食物 (méiyǒu shíwù) (Chinese Mandarin), ruoaton (Finnish)
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