stairless

Lacking any risers

Stairless describes a space or building that lacks stairs: The stairless design made the home fully wheelchair accessible.

The word appears most often in discussions of accessibility or architectural descriptions where the absence of stairs is notable.

accessibility

ramp

Sloped connecting surface

  • elevatorVertical conveyance between floors
  • liftMechanism for vertical transport
  • escalatorAutomated people-lifting stairs

step-free · accessible · barrier-free · handrail · platform · threshold · entrance · ground-floor · adaptation · retrofit

modern-design

minimalist

One favoring bare essentials

uncluttered · open-plan · spacious · functional · aesthetic · avant-garde · futuristic · architectural · seamless · flowing

architecture

bungalow

One-story house with porch

slab-on-grade · level · horizontal · open-plan · rambler · villa · mid-century · prefab · modular

Opposites
presence of stairs or stepped structure

stairlessstaircased

Arranged in graduated levels

stepped · stairs · tiered · terraced · multi-level

Family

stairs, stair, upstairs, downstairs, staircase, stairway, staircases, stairwell, stairways

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