noun
- the state or condition of being without food; lack of food
Usage: formal or literary; rarely used in everyday speech
Examples
- The refugees endured weeks of foodlessness before aid arrived.
- Foodlessness was a constant threat during the harsh winter.
- The community worked to combat foodlessness in their neighborhood.
- Historical records document periods of foodlessness in medieval times.
- Foodlessness and malnutrition plagued the isolated settlement.