Lacking gems or precious stones; without decoration or ornamentation involving gemstones.
English 'gem' (precious stone) + '-less' (without). The word 'gem' comes from Latin 'gemma' originally meaning 'bud' before it evolved to mean valuable stones. The suffix '-less' is Germanic in origin.
It's fascinating that the Latin word for 'gem' actually started as 'bud'—a bud on a tree—because gemstones were seen as nature's buds, precious growths that formed over time!
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