no electricity

Without the current

No electricity describes the absence of electrical power, whether as a temporary condition or a permanent state.

A power outage leaves homes with no electricity until service is restored.

The phrase also describes places that lack electrical infrastructure entirely: The cabin had no electricity or running water.

Some people choose to live with no electricity for religious or lifestyle reasons.

Related

candles · outage · powerless · power grid · lantern · flashlight · grid · downed lines · silent · still · unplugged · dead · cold · generator · candlelit · oil lamp · shadows · matches

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Opposites
power availability

no electricityelectricity

Energy from charged particles

power · electrical power · full power · powered · electrified

technological state

no electricityelectrification

Conversion to powered systems

wired · industrialized · the grid · modernization · modern amenities

Family

electricity, electric, electrical, electrically, electrician, electrify, electrified, electrification, electron

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G