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Definition of Soilless
1. a. Destitute of soil or mold.
Definition of Soilless
1. Adjective. Lacking home soil; dispossessed ¹
2. Adjective. Not containing soil ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Soilless
1. carried on without soil (finely divided rock mixed with organic matter) [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Soilless
Literary usage of Soilless
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Origin and Nature of Soils by Nathaniel Southgate Shaler (1892)
"The nature and origin of these fragmentary and on the whole insignificant soilless
areas should be noted, for the facts are very instructive. ..."
2. A Dictionary of Similes by Frank Jenners Wilstach (1916)
"soilless. soilless as pearls. — OUIDA. Soldier. Though a soldier in time of peace
is like a chimney in summer, yet what wise man would pluck down his ..."
3. Annual Report of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the by United States General Land Office, United States Dept. of the Interior (1872)
"vegetation on their sides, especially the "Yuccas, or Spanish Needles," which
seem to grow luxuriantly in these almost soilless regions, No portion of the ..."
4. A Digest of the Hindu Law of Inheritance and Partition: From the Replies of by Georg Bühler, Raymond West (1878)
"In an ordinary partition stepmothers, though soilless, are entitled to equal shares,
... relate» only to soilless wives, ..."
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