"gameless" meaning in English

See gameless in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From game + -less. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|game|less}} game + -less Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} gameless (not comparable)
  1. Without game (wild animals to be hunted as food). Tags: not-comparable Translations (without wild animals to be hunted): ἄθηρος (áthēros) (Ancient Greek)
    Sense id: en-gameless-en-adj-YO7JGSde Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 71 29 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of 'without wild animals to be hunted': 78 22
  2. Without any game (play activity) Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-gameless-en-adj-gPYNZO~R
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: gamelessness
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          "text": "a barren and gameless region"
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          "word": "ἄθηρος"
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        "Without any game (play activity)"
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      "code": "grc",
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      "word": "ἄθηρος"
    }
  ],
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