carpetless

Lacking soft flooring

Without carpet; having bare floors.

The word typically describes rooms or spaces where you'd expect carpet but find none: The carpetless apartment echoed with every footstep.

It suggests either intentional minimalism or a lack of furnishing.

flooring

hardwood

Dense deciduous timber

  • tileFlat surface-covering piece
  • concreteSolid building mixture
  • linoleumSmooth resilient floor covering

laminate · vinyl · parquet · terrazzo · stone · marble · granite · slate · ceramic · mosaic

bare

exposed

Out in open

stark · unadorned · unfurnished · empty · cold · smooth · worn · uneven · dusty · raw

acoustic

echoic

Imitating a sound

hollow · noisy · footsteps · clatter · clicking · creaking · squeaky

minimalist

spartan

Rigorously simple, unadorned

simple · zen · functional · streamlined · modern · uncluttered · neat · orderly · intentional · curated

Opposites
floor covering presence

carpetlesscarpeted

Fitted with floor fabric

rugged · plush · cushioned · matted · upholstered

Family

carpet, carpets, carpeting, carpeted, uncarpeted, carpetbagger, carpetbag, carpetbaggers

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G