fireless
Americanadjective
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lacking fire; without a fire.
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lacking spirit or enthusiasm.
Etymology
Origin of fireless
First recorded in 1350–1400, fireless is from the Middle English word fuyrles. See fire, -less
Example Sentences
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An improvised fireless slow cooker is built from little more than a wooden box, expanding foam, and a yoga mat - and it works.
From BBC • Sep. 20, 2025
The stories that dominated the serious magazines and journals seemed to share a flat fireless quality, something like politeness, perhaps even fear.
From Slate • Jun. 6, 2014
From 1698 until his death in 1747, his warnings of hell fire kept the fireless meeting house at York Village, Maine, warm on even the coldest Sundays.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last week he was fondling two newborn brain children: the Tubadipdrip, a combination coffeemaker-teamaker and cocktail mixer, and the Tempot, a combination fireless cooker-ice cream freezer-frozen food locker-foot bath-thermos chest-dishwasher-air conditioner and bachelor's chef.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Commander is standing in front of the fireless fireplace, back to it, one elbow on the carved wooden overmantel, other hand in his pocket.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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