treelessness
Lacking any forest
Treelessness is the state of having no trees.
The word applies to landscapes—prairies, tundra, deserts—where trees are naturally absent, or to places stripped bare by logging or development: The treelessness of the high plains left settlers desperate for shade and firewood.
Open grassy flatland
- steppeTreeless Eurasian grassland
- tundraFrigid treeless biome
- savannaTropical grassland, sparse trees
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
pampas · moorland · heath · plain · plateau · mesa · desert · badlands
Unable to produce
- starkSevere and unadorned
- denudedStripped of natural covering
- strippedHad coverings removed
- sparseThinly scattered or distributed
exposed · naked · bleak · austere · desolate · empty · void · unadorned
Recording system events
- clearcuttingHarvesting every standing tree
- slash-and-burnPrimitive clearing method
- desertificationLand becoming barren, infertile
- overgrazingExcessive pasture consumption
monoculture · conservation · erosion · degradation · stumps · chainsaw
Having no overhead protection
- windsweptExposed to strong winds
- unshadedNot blocked from light
- openNot closed
- vulnerableOpen to attack
unprotected · harsh · scorching · glaring · shadowless · shelterless · coverless · inhospitable
prairie
Open grassy flatland
grassland · pampas · moorland · heath · plain · plateau · mesa · desert · badlands · scrubland
barren
Unable to produce
sparse · exposed · naked · bleak · austere · desolate · empty · void · unadorned · bald
logging
Recording system events
- clearcuttingHarvesting every standing tree
- slash-and-burnPrimitive clearing method
- desertificationLand becoming barren, infertile
overgrazing · monoculture · conservation · erosion · degradation · stumps · chainsaw
unsheltered
Having no overhead protection
vulnerable · unprotected · harsh · scorching · glaring · shadowless · shelterless · coverless · inhospitable · raw
treelessnessforestation
Establishing wooded areas
afforestation · tree cover · forest cover · woodland · wooded
tree, forest, forested, treeless, forester, deforestation, deforest, reforestation, forestation