fingerless

English

Etymology

From finger +‎ -less.

Adjective

fingerless (not comparable)

1. Without fingers.
   1. (of hands) Without fingers owing to either a birth defect or amputation.

      born with a fingerless hand

   2. (of gloves) With holes, such that the fingers are not covered.

      fingerless gloves

      • 2024 June 3, Caitlin Chatterton, “‘Becoming Karl Lagerfeld:’ A flattering sketch of a controversial designer”, in CNN‎:

        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.

Derived terms

• fingerlessness

Translations

having no fingers

Chinese: Mandarin: 無指 / 无指 (wúzhǐ) Finnish: sormeton (fi) German: fingerlos (de) Hungarian: ujjatlan (hu) Polish: bezpalcowy (pl) Russian: беспалый (ru) (bespalyj) Turkish: parmaksız Ukrainian: безпа́лий (uk) (bezpályj)

See also

• toeless

Anagrams

• fringeless