adj
Meaning 1
Lacking ears.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- Earless seals are probably more hydrodynamic without ear lobes.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: uneared
Antonyms: eared
Standard Lemma guide
earless
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ɪə̯ləs/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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US: /ɪɹləs/
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US: /iɹləs/
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UK: /ɜːlɛs/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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US: /ɝlɛs/
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CMU ARPABET: IH1 R L AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: IY1 R L AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A countess (a female holder of an earldom or the wife of an earl).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: nonstandard
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Alternative letter-case form of earless (female earl)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 4
lacking external ears
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- earless seals
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: eared
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English ear 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 earless From ear + -less.
Etymology tree English earl Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-ih2der. Ancient Greek -ῐᾰ (-ĭă) Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa)bor. Late Latin -issader. Old French -essebor. Middle English -esse English -ess English earless From earl + -ess.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 沒有耳朵 — lacking ears
- Chinese Mandarin: 没有耳朵 (méiyǒu ěrduo) — lacking ears
- Finnish: korvaton — lacking ears
- German: ohrlos — lacking ears
- Icelandic: eyrnalaus — lacking ears
- Polish: bezuchy — lacking ears
- Russian: безу́хий (bezúxij) — lacking ears
- Tagalog: pingol — lacking ears
- Turkish: kulaksız — lacking ears
- Ottoman Turkish: قولاقسز (kulaksız) — lacking ears
Real reading context