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# meatless

adjective (meatless)

«meatless» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Meatless means without meat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meatless/#m1)

### In the lessons

Used in food and healthy-eating lessons: meatless meals, Meatless Monday. Also in church life: some Christians eat meatless meals on Fridays or in Lent.

### Examples

- We have a meatless dinner on Mondays. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meatless/#x1)
- This pizza is meatless; it has only cheese and vegetables. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meatless/#x2)
- In Lent some Christians eat meatless meals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meatless/#x3)
- Meatless burgers are made from beans or soy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meatless/#x4)
- The café has a meatless menu. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meatless/#x5)
- During the war, families had meatless days to save food. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meatless/#x6)

### Note

Made from «meat» + «-less» (without). Do not confuse «meat» (food) with «meet» (to come together). Meatless meals can still include fish in some traditions, which is why words like «vegetarian» are clearer.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «meatless» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meatless/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«meatless» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/meatless.html) on Mova free.