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fingerless en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English finger Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English fingerless From finger + -less.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable, of hands) Without fingers. ▸ Without fingers owing to either a birth defect or amputation.
    • born with a fingerless hand
  2. (not-comparable, of gloves) Without fingers. ▸ With holes, such that the fingers are not covered.
    • And while his signature starched collar and fingerless gloves are yet to make an appearance, his looks are already topped off with another of his soon-to-be trademarks: a pair of dark aviator sunglasses. 2024 June 3, Caitlin Chatterton, “‘Becoming Karl Lagerfeld:’ A flattering sketch of a controversial designer”, in CNN:
    • fingerless gloves

Deriveds

fingerlessness

Relateds

toeless

Translations (8)

ru беспалый (having no fingers) · de fingerlos (having no fingers) · hu ujjatlan (having no fingers) · uk безпа́лий (having no fingers) · cmn 無指 /无指 (having no fingers) · pl bezpalcowy (having no fingers) · tr parmaksız (having no fingers) · fi sormeton (having no fingers)