meatless

UK: /ˈmiːtlɪs/

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

meat /mit/   n. 

1. the flesh of animals used for food:
   [uncountable] Is the meat fresh?
   [countable] Different meats were displayed behind the counter.
2. the part of something that can be eaten, as a nut.
3. important or valuable content, points, or part (of something):
   [uncountable] Her article had some clever phrases but no meat, nothing substantial.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

meat  (mēt), n. 

1. the flesh of animals as used for food.
2. the edible part of anything, as a fruit or nut:
   Crack the walnuts and remove the meats.
3. the essential point or part of an argument, literary work, etc.;
   gist;
   crux:
   The meat of the play is the jealousy between the two brothers.
4. solid food:
   meat and drink.
5. solid or substantial content;
   pith:
   The article was full of meat, with few wasted words.
6. a favorite occupation, activity, etc.:
   Chess in his meat.
7. Dialect Terms [Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.] pork, esp. bacon.
8. Slang Terms Slang (vulgar). penis.
9. [Archaic.] the principal meal:
   to say grace before meat.
10. Idioms, Slang Terms piece of meat, [Slang.]
    • a person regarded merely as a sex object.
    • a person, as a prizefighter or laborer, regarded merely as a strong or useful physical specimen.

• Middle English, Old English mete food, cognate with Old High German maz, Old Norse matr, Gothic mats bef. 900

meat′less, adj.