"planetless" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: planet + -less Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|planet|less}} planet + -less Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} planetless (not comparable)
  1. Without planets. Tags: not-comparable Translations (without planets): planeetaton (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-planetless-en-adj-7qisVPzH Disambiguation of 'without planets': 88 12
  2. (science fiction) Having no home planet. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Science fiction, Celestial inhabitants
    Sense id: en-planetless-en-adj-goji6VYd Disambiguation of Celestial inhabitants: 9 91 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 34 66 Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction

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