armless

English

Etymology

From Middle English armlees; equivalent to arm +‎ -less.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

armless (not comparable)

1. Having no arms.

   Antonym: armed

   • 1912, Edith Nesbit, The White Cat:

     When you have been waited on by armless hands, and have had a short conversation with a cat, nothing can surprise you much.

Derived terms

• armlessly
• armlessness
• armless wonder

 

Translations

without arms

• Czech: bezruký (cs)
• Finnish: kädetön (fi)
• German: armlos
• Polish: bezręki (pl)
• Russian: безру́кий (ru) (bezrúkij)
• Swedish: armlös (sv)

See also

• unarmed

 

Anagrams

• Amslers, marless