tissue-less
|tɪʃ-uː-ləs|
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/ˈtɪʃuːləs/
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/ˈtɪʃjuːləs/
lacking tissue
Etymology
'tissue-less' originates from English, specifically the combination of the word 'tissue' and the suffix '-less', where 'tissue' ultimately comes from Old French 'tissu' (from Latin 'texere', meaning 'to weave') and the suffix '-less' comes from Old English '-lēas', meaning 'free from' or 'without'.
'tissue' changed from the Old French word 'tissu' into Middle English as 'tissue', and the modern form 'tissue-less' is formed by compounding that noun with the Old English-derived suffix '-less' to express absence.
Initially, 'tissue' referred to something woven or fabric-like, and over time it came to mean 'a web or aggregate of cells' in biology; combined with '-less' (initially meaning 'without'), the compound evolved to mean 'without tissue' in modern usage.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
lacking organized biological tissue; having cells that are not arranged into true tissues (used in biology to describe simple organisms or developmental stages).
Some primitive animals are tissue-less, with cells arranged more loosely than in animals with true tissues.
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Adjective 2
not supplied with facial tissue/paper; lacking disposable tissues in a given context (e.g., a room or package).
The restroom was tissue-less, so I had to use paper towels instead.
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Last updated: 2025/09/09 02:25