windless

adjective

Definition of windlessnext
as in cloudless

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  1. cloudless
  2. rainless
  3. sunny
  4. sunshiny
Adjective
  • On a serene, cloudless day, these cars need only exchange thimblefuls of data with one another.
    — Ana I. Pérez-Neira, IEEE Spectrum, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Outside, the sky was cloudless; the temperature had hovered for weeks around sixty degrees.
    — Nell Freudenberger, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Definition of cloudless
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  • The state also has a Mediterranean climate where invasive grasses, originally imported by European colonizers and their farm animals, flourish madly after winter rains and then die back during rainless summers.
    — Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026
  • As Florida’s winter dry season stretched into a near rainless wet season, the central Everglades has withered into extreme drought conditions.
    — Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of rainless
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  • On a recent, sunny Friday afternoon, Daniel Stromberg sat in the hospital cafeteria at University of Illinois Health, with a set of purple pens and white business cards spread out on the table, as people streamed in and out.
    — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Sunday is expected to be sunny with a high near 63 and a low around 47 under clear skies overnight.
    — Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of sunny
Adjective
  • With her huge yellow hair, chambray-blue wardrobe, and sunshiny radiance, Parton was engineered to beam straight through the screen into every American home.
    — David Kamp, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Create a sunshiny mix by planting pale yellow 'Moonbeam' alongside the richer, more golden 'Zagreb,' Yost says.
    — Ann Hinga Klein, Martha Stewart, 7 May 2026
Definition of sunshiny
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“Windless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windless. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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