fountainless

/ˈfaʊntənləs/ adj

Without fountains.

Word Origin Fountain comes from Latin fons 'spring, source' — a natural spring of water. Fountainless means 'lacking a spring or source.' The same root gives us fountainhead (the source of a stream). The suffix -less is from Old English leas 'free from, lacking.'

adj Without fountains.

The desert was a dry, fountainless expanse under the scorching sun.

(形容词) 无泉水的

这片沙漠在烈日下是一片干燥、没有泉水的广阔之地。

(adjetivo) Sin fuentes.

El desierto era una extensión seca y sin fuentes bajo el sol abrasador.

(adjectif) sans fontaines; dépourvu de fontaines [Sans fontaine, dépourvu de source d'eau jaillissante.]

Le désert était une étendue aride et fountainless sous le soleil brûlant.

(Adjektiv) ohne Brunnen; brunnenlos [ohne Brunnen oder Springbrunnen; frei von Wasserquellen dieser Art.]

Die Wüste war eine trockene, **fountainless** Weite unter der sengenden Sonne.

(形容詞) 噴水や泉がない。

その砂漠は灼熱の太陽の下、乾ききった泉のない広がりでした。

(adjetivo) sem fontes [Sem fontes.]

O deserto era uma extensão seca e sem fontes sob o sol escaldante.

Antonyms: fountainous
Word parts: fountain + less

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