starchless

Lacking laundry stiffener

Starchless means containing no starch or having had the starch removed.

The word appears in dietary contexts where starch content matters: a starchless vegetable side dish, starchless pasta alternatives.

It also describes fabrics without starch stiffening: The shirts came back from the laundry starchless and limp.

dietary

low-carb

Minimal starch intake

gluten-free · diabetic-friendly · sugar-free · zoodles · protein-rich · fiber-rich · nutrient-dense · carnivore · spiralized

minimalist

unadorned

Lacking decoration or ornament

austere · stripped · plain · simple · unvarnished · clean · minimalist · uncluttered · bare-bones · unpretentious

textile

limp

Lacking firmness or rigidity

relaxed · casual · rumpled · unsized · uncrisp · droopy · saggy · pliable · supple · flowing

Opposites
starch content

starchlessstarchy

Containing complex carbohydrates

starch-rich · amyloid · starchlike · carbohydrate-rich · floury

textile stiffness/treatment

starchlessstarched

Made stiff with sizing

stiff · crisp · stiffened · sized · rigid

Family

starch, starchy, starched, starching, unstarched, starchiness

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G