butterless

Lacking dairy fat

Butterless means without butter—used of food that would typically include it: butterless toast, a butterless cake recipe.

The word appears in dietary contexts where butter is avoided for health or preference, or simply to note its absence from something that seems incomplete without it.

texture

dry

Free from moisture

crusty · hard · brittle · bland · flat · lean · mealy · gummy · heavy · chewy

baking

bread

Leavened flour product

  • toastHeated bread; glass-raising honor
  • muffinsIndividual baked breakfast cakes
  • sconesSmall quick breads

biscuits · cookies · cakes · pastries · pie crust · crackers · pancakes · waffles · popcorn · noodles

dietary

dairy-free

Containing no milk products

allergy-friendly · cholesterol-free · low-fat · heart-healthy · kosher · pareve · Lenten · fasting

substitutes

margarine

Vegetable oil spread

mashed banana · avocado · tahini · ghee · lard · shortening · duck fat · beef tallow · canola oil · grapeseed oil

Opposites
presence of butter

butterlessbuttered

Coated with dairy spread

buttery · greased · slathered · rich · fatty

Family

butter, buttery, buttered, buttering, buttermilk, butterscotch

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G