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heellessness en · NOUN

Etymology

From heelless + -ness.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) Absence of a heel or heels.
    • Even co-eds like to pad around in sneakers, if they are accustomed to low heels, or heellessness. But that's quite a big "if." Remember, your heel tendon shortens with the wearing of higher heels […] 1963, Science Digest, volumes 53-54, page 21:
    • Spiked heels collapse to heellessness or stretch into knee boots. Nylon stockings become leotard encasements. 1971, James Playsted Wood, This little pig: the story of marketing, page 128: