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hatless

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

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.

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˈhætləs/
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  • rhymes with -ætləs

1

adj

Meaning 1

Not possessing, or not wearing, a hat.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

not wearing a hat

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • stood hatless in the rain with water dripping down his neck

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: hatted

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English hat 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 hatless From hat + -less.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: tête nue — not wearing a hat
  • German: hutlos — not wearing a hat
  • German: barhaupt — not wearing a hat
  • Greek: ακαπέλωτος (akapélotos) — not wearing a hat
  • Macedonian: гологлав (gologlav) — not wearing a hat
  • Turkish: şapkasız — not wearing a hat