Definition
Without an eve or evening; lacking the period before an event; happening unexpectedly without a preceding night or wait.
Etymology
From 'eve' + '-less' suffix (without). The '-less' suffix creates opposites in English, as in 'homeless,' 'helpless,' and 'harmless.'
Kelly Says
English's '-less' suffix is so powerful that you can add it to almost any noun and instantly create an adjective meaning 'without that thing'—which is why medieval writers could describe sudden, shocking events as 'eveless.'
Translations
ARالعربية
فارغ من الحياة
fa-rig min al-hayaa
BNবাংলা
জীবনহীন
jee-bon-heen
CACatalà
sense vida
sen-sa vee-da
CSČeština
bez života
bez zhy-vta
DADansk
livløst
liv-loest
DEDeutsch
lebenlos
le-ben-los
ELΕλληνικά
άψυχη
a-psi-chi
ESEspañol
sin vida
sin vee-da
FISuomi
elämätön
e-la-ma-ton
GUGU
જીવનહીન
jee-van-heen
HIहिन्दी
जीवनहीन
jee-van-heen
HUMagyar
élettelen
e-let-te-len
IDBahasa Indonesia
tanpa kehidupan
tan-pa ke-hi-daan
ITItaliano
senza vita
sen-za vee-ta
JA日本語
生命のない
sei-mei-no-nai
KMKM
មានជីវិត
ma-an chee-vit
KO한국어
생명 없는
saeng-myeong eom-neun
MRMR
जीवनरहित
jee-van-ra-hit
MSBahasa Melayu
tanpa kehidupan
tan-pa ke-hi-daan
MYမြန်မာ
ရှုမရှု
shyu-mu-shyu
NLNederlands
levensloos
le-ven-sloos
NONorsk
lifeløs
li-fel-os
PAPA
ਜੀਵਨ ਰહਿਤ
jee-van ra-hit
PLPolski
bez życia
bez zhy-tsia
PTPortuguês
desolado
de-so-la-do
RORomână
lipsit de viață
lip-sit de vee-tsa
RUРусский
бесплотный
bes-plo-tnyy
SVSvenska
lifelös
li-fel-os
SWKiswahili
hakika
ha-ki-ka
TEతెలుగు
జీవనరహిత
jee-vana-ra-hita
TLTL
walang buhay
wa-lang bu-hay
UKУкраїнська
без життя
bez zhyttia
VITiếng Việt
không có sự sống
khong co su song
ZH中文
没有生命的
méi yǒu shēng mìng de