leaflessness

The property of being leafless.

Noun

  1. The property of being leafless.
    • The tree's leaflessness made it look scrawny, though in summer it seemed full and bushy.

    Synonyms: aphylly

Origin

Etymology tree English leafless Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English leaflessness From leafless + -ness.