flameless
English
Etymology
flame + -less
Adjective
flameless (not comparable)
- That does not emit flames.
- 1892, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Phase the Fourth, Chapter 34,
- A steady glare from the now flameless embers painted the sides and back of the fireplace with its colour […]
- 1950, Mervyn Peake, Gormenghast, London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, Chapter 11,
- Mr Shrivell pulled one of [the exercise-books] out of the fire and, holding it by a flameless corner, waved it for a moment before the clock.
- 1892, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Phase the Fourth, Chapter 34,