tieless en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English tie 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 tieless From tie + -less.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Not having or wearing a tie (neckwear).
As soon as I walked in, however, I saw the tieless man in the same pinstripe suit.
2022, Hernan Diaz, Trust, Picador (2023), page 325:When the Brooklyn Nets are in town, there are office parties and tieless finance guys and pregame groups, like the one that showed up Wednesday night to celebrate the reunion of two old friends with a meal and some basketball (the Miami Heat, led by LeBron James, later trounced the home team).
2013 February 2, Alan Feuer, “A Pregame Reunion in Brooklyn”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 29 Mar 2023:
- (not-comparable) Without ties or sleepers.