adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˈhɔːn.lɪs/
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/ˈhɔːn.ləs/UK, weak vowel merger
US:/ˈhɔɹn.lɪs/
/ˈhɔɹn.ləs/US, weak vowel merger
CMU ARPABET:HH AO1 R N L AH0 S
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Without horns.
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
having no horns
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
hornless cattle
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: horned
History
Etymology
From Middle English hornles, equivalent to horn + -less. Piecewise doublet of cornless.
Across languages
Translations
36 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
gul
— without horns
Albanian:
shyt
— without horns
Arabic:
أَجْلَح
(ʔajlaḥ)
— without horns
Bashkir:
туҡал
(tuqal)
— without horns
Bulgarian:
шут
(šut)
— without horns
Czech:
bezrohý
— without horns
Dutch:
hoornloos
— without horns
Finnish:
sarveton
— without horns
Finnish:
nupo
— without horns
French:
écorné
— without horns
French:
acère
— without horns
Galician:
mouco
— without horns
Galician:
fanado
— without horns
Galician:
mono
— without horns
German:
hornlos
— without horns
German:
enthornt
— without horns
Ancient Greek:
ἀκέρατος
(akératos)
— without horns
Ancient Greek:
ἄκερως
(ákerōs)
— without horns
Ingrian:
muli
— without horns
Irish:
maol
— without horns
Old Irish:
máel
— without horns
Latin:
excornis
— without horns
Lithuanian:
beragis
— without horns
Manx:
meayl
— without horns
Polish:
bezrogi
— without horns
Polish:
nierogaty
— without horns
Polish:
szuty
— without horns
Romanian:
ciut
— without horns
Russian:
безро́гий
(bezrógij)
— without horns
Russian:
комо́лый
(komólyj)
— without horns
Kildin-Sami:
чуэрьвхэмь
(čuer’vxem’)
— without horns