ledgeless
Lacking any shelf
Ledgeless means lacking a ledge—a horizontal surface that might otherwise provide a place to stand, rest, or grip.
The word appears mostly in descriptions of architecture or natural formations: The ledgeless cliff face offered no handholds.
It can describe windows without sills or walls without protruding edges.
Steep rock face
- cliffVertical rock wall
- abyssImmeasurably profound depth
- drop-offSudden decrease or edge
- chasmDeep, steep-sided gap
void · gulf · plunge · fall · descent · sheer · vertical · smooth
Having no bounds
- limitlessWithout any boundaries
- unboundedHaving no limits
- endlessWithout termination or boundary
- vastExtremely great in size
immense · measureless · unrestricted · unconfined · expansive · horizonless · uninterrupted · continuous
Source of potential harm
- riskPossibility of harm
- perilSerious threat of harm
- dangerExposure to harm
- heightsVertical measurements or summits
unstable · slippery · tumble · collapse · exposed · vulnerable · precarious · treacherous
precipice
Steep rock face
chasm · void · gulf · plunge · fall · descent · sheer · vertical · smooth · flat
infinite
Having no bounds
vast · immense · measureless · unrestricted · unconfined · expansive · horizonless · uninterrupted · continuous · open
hazard
Source of potential harm
heights · unstable · slippery · tumble · collapse · exposed · vulnerable · precarious · treacherous · vertiginous