noun
- The plural of pathlessness; the quality or state of being without paths or routes; absence of established ways or passages.
Usage: Rare; typically used in literary or poetic contexts.; Abstract noun formed from the adjective 'pathless' plus the suffix '-ness'.
Examples
- The explorer faced the pathlessnesses of the dense jungle with determination.
- The poem evoked the pathlessnesses of the wilderness, where no human foot had trod.
- The pathlessnesses of the unmarked terrain made navigation nearly impossible.
- Writers often use pathlessnesses as a metaphor for the unknown or unexplored.
- The pathlessnesses of the ancient forest suggested it had remained untouched for centuries.