leaflessness

ˈliːfləsnəs

Definition

Definition of leaflessness - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

botany

TECH.

state of having no leaves on a plant

TECH.

The tree's leaflessness was evident in winter.

defoliation

metaphor

Rare

condition of being bare or empty

Rare

The leaflessness of the room made it feel cold.

barrenness

desolation

emptiness

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state of having no leaves on a plant

Origin of leaflessness

English, leaf (foliage) + less (without)

Examples of leaflessness in a sentence

The shrub's leaflessness was due to disease.
The leaflessness of the landscape was haunting.
Her life felt like a state of leaflessness.

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French:nudité, vide, ...
German:Blattlosigkeit, Kahlheit, ...
Italian:assenza di foglie, ...
Spanish:falta de hojas, desnudez, ...
Portuguese:ausência de folhas, desfolhamento, ...
Chinese:落叶, 光秃状态, ...
Japanese:無葉状態, 空虚, ...
Arabic:عُرْي, فَراغ, ...
Hebrew:חֹסֶר עָלִים, רֵיקָנוּת, ...
Russian:безлистность, пустота, ...
Ukrainian:безлистяність, безлистість, ...
Hindi:निर्पत्रता, निर्वस्त्रता, ...
Bengali:পাতাহীনতা, ...
Catalan:desfullament, desfullesa, ...
Czech:bezlistý stav, prázdnota, ...
Danish:bladløshed, tomhed, ...
Dutch:bladloosheid, kaalheid, ...
Greek:φυλλοξήρα, γυμνότητα, ...
Hungarian:lombtalanság, kopárság, ...
Khmer:ភាពគ្មានស្លឹក, សភាពទទេ និងសោះកក្រោះ, ...
Korean:무엽 상태, 텅 빈 상태, ...
Persian:بی‌برگی, خالی بودن, ...
Polish:bezlistność, ...
Portuguese (BR):desfolhamento, vazio, ...
Romanian:lipsa frunzelor, goliciune, ...
Swedish:lövlöshet, kalhet, ...
Thai:ความไม่มีใบ, ความว่างเปล่า, ...
Turkish:yapraksızlık, yaprakssızlık, ...
Vietnamese:không có lá, sự trơ trụi, ...

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