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armless

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having no arms.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: armed

2

adjective

Meaning 2

having no arms

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the armless Venus de Milo

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: armed

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: bezruký — without arms
  • Finnish: kädetön — without arms
  • French: manchot — without arms
  • German: armlos — without arms
  • Polish: bezręki — without arms
  • Russian: безру́кий (bezrúkij) — without arms
  • Spanish: duplo cuto — without arms
  • Spanish: coto duplado — without arms
  • Spanish: sin brazos — without arms
  • Swedish: armlös — without arms
  • Ottoman Turkish: چولاق (çolak) — without arms
  • Ottoman Turkish: قولاق (kolak) — without arms