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one-armed

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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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌwʌnɑːmd/
  • General-American: /ˌwʌnɑɹmd/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having only one arm; especially having lost an arm.

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 satellite

Meaning 2

having one arm

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a one-armed veteran

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From one + armed.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: manc — having only one arm
  • Chinese Mandarin: 獨臂 /独臂 (dúbì) — having only one arm
  • Dutch: eenarmig — having only one arm
  • Dutch: eenarmige — having only one arm
  • Erzya: векедь (vekeď) — having only one arm
  • Finnish: yksikätinen — having only one arm
  • French: manchot — having only one arm
  • German: einarmig — having only one arm
  • Hungarian: félkarú — having only one arm
  • Irish: leathláimhe — having only one arm
  • Irish: leathlámhach — having only one arm
  • Macedonian: еднорак (ednorak) — having only one arm
  • Marathi: एक हाताचा (ek hātācā) — having only one arm
  • Marathi: एक हाताची (ek hātācī) — having only one arm
  • Marathi: एक हाताचे (ek hātāce) — having only one arm
  • Polish: jednoręki — having only one arm
  • Polish: jednoramienny — having only one arm
  • Russian: однору́кий (odnorúkij) — having only one arm
  • Southern Altai: сыҥар колду (sïŋar koldu) — having only one arm
  • Southern Altai: јаҥыс колду (ǰaŋïs koldu) — having only one arm
  • Spanish: manco — having only one arm
  • Swedish: enarmad — having only one arm
  • Ottoman Turkish: چولاق (çolak) — having only one arm
  • Ottoman Turkish: قولاق (kolak) — having only one arm