bookless
Lacking any tomes
Bookless means without books.
A bookless classroom or library lacks physical volumes—whether by circumstance, poverty, or design.
In the digital age, bookless can describe spaces that have replaced print with screens: a bookless school where every student has a tablet.
The word can also characterize a person who doesn't read or own books.
Cannot read or write
- unletteredUnable to read
- unschooledLacking formal instruction
- untaughtNever given lessons
- unreadNot yet perused
uninformed · unlearned · ignorant · nonliterate · unstudied · untutored
Downloadable text file
- e-readerDigital book device
- KindleElectronic reading tablet
- tabletFlat portable computing device
- PDFFixed-layout document format
digitalization · cloud storage · downloadable · streaming · podcast · paperless · screen reading · virtual library
Not yet perused
Without an occupant
- unfurnishedLacking furniture or fittings
- unclutteredFree from disorder
- sparseThinly scattered or distributed
- unadornedLacking decoration or ornament
cleared · devoid · stripped · minimalist · decluttered · unburdened · streamlined · simplified
illiterate
Cannot read or write
- unletteredUnable to read
- unschooledLacking formal instruction
- untaughtNever given lessons
unread · uninformed · unlearned · ignorant · nonliterate · unstudied · untutored
ebook
Downloadable text file
PDF · digitalization · cloud storage · downloadable · streaming · podcast · paperless · screen reading · virtual library · digital literacy
unread
Not yet perused
vacant
Without an occupant
- unfurnishedLacking furniture or fittings
- unclutteredFree from disorder
- sparseThinly scattered or distributed
unadorned · cleared · devoid · stripped · minimalist · decluttered · unburdened · streamlined · simplified
- instruction bookletWritten directions for use