flameless

English

Etymology

From flame +‎ -less.

Adjective

flameless (not comparable)

1. That does not emit flames.
   • 1892, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Phase the Fourth, Chapter 34,

     A steady glare from the now flameless embers painted the sides and back of the fireplace with its colour […]

   • 1950, Mervyn Peake, chapter 11, in Gormenghast, London: Eyre & Spottiswoode:

     Mr Shrivell pulled one of [the exercise-books] out of the fire and, holding it by a flameless corner, waved it for a moment before the clock.

Derived terms

• flamelessly
• flamelessness