Lacking raised texture
Pileless describes a surface or fabric that lacks pile—the raised fibers or loops that give carpets, velvet, and towels their soft texture.
A pileless rug lies flat without fuzzy depth: The pileless carpet was easier to clean but felt thin underfoot.
The term appears mainly in flooring and textile contexts.
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Lacking raised texture
Pileless describes a surface or fabric that lacks pile—the raised fibers or loops that give carpets, velvet, and towels their soft texture.
A pileless rug lies flat without fuzzy depth: The pileless carpet was easier to clean but felt thin underfoot.
The term appears mainly in flooring and textile contexts.
1. textile — flatweave, Non-piled woven fabric; smooth (Without roughness or difficulty); kilim (Tapestry rug without pile); woven (Interlaced on loom); low-profile · berber · nonwoven · felted · tapestry · sisal · jute · seagrass · coir · tufted
2. surface — smooth, Without roughness or difficulty; flat (Lacking vertical variation); even (Uniform and level); sleek (Smooth and elegant); unraised · level · flush · planar · uniform · seamless · polished · slick · continuous · regular
TEXTURE/PILE PRESENCEpileless ≠ piled Placed in layers; shaggy · plush · tufted · napped · fuzzy
pile, piled, piles, piling, unpiled, piler
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/pileless