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Definition of landless

landless

/ˈlænd.ləs/
land · less
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• adjective

1

Owning no land, real estate, or agricultural property, especially in reference to rural laborers, peasants, or disenfranchised social classes.

Example

"The agrarian reform movement sought to distribute small plots of fertile soil to landless farmworkers."

2

Consisting entirely of open water without any visible shore, islands, or landmasses.

Example

"For weeks the sailors navigated across a vast, landless expanse of the southern ocean."

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• Rhymes for landless

• Nearby Words

landholding
landing
landlady
landless
landline
landlocked
landlord

Word Origin & Etymology

From Old English landleas, formed from land ('earth, territory, property') and the privative suffix -leas ('without').

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Historical frequency of usage in published text.

180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Landless. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/landless
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