Standard Lemma guide

one-legged

adj · noun · 3 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈwʌnˌlɛɡəd/
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  • CMU ARPABET: W AH2 N L EH1 G AH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having only one leg.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: monoped, monopedal, uniped, unipedal

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of an audio signal: having a thin sound as a result of connection through only one wire of a circuit pair.

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

3

noun

Meaning 3

A plant, especially a tree.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From one + legged.

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: аднано́гі (adnanóhi) — having only one leg
  • Bulgarian: еднокра́к (ednokrák) — having only one leg
  • Czech: jednonohý — having only one leg
  • Danish: enbenet — having only one leg
  • Dutch: eenbenig — having only one leg
  • Finnish: yksijalkainen — having only one leg
  • French: unijambiste — having only one leg
  • Georgian: ცალფეხა (calpexa) — having only one leg
  • Georgian: ერთფეხა (ertpexa) — having only one leg
  • Georgian: ერთფეხიანი (ertpexiani) — having only one leg
  • German: einbeinig — having only one leg
  • Ancient Greek: μονοσκελής (monoskelḗs) — having only one leg
  • Icelandic: einfættur — having only one leg
  • Polish: jednonogi — having only one leg
  • Portuguese: coxo — having only one leg
  • Portuguese: perneta — having only one leg
  • Russian: одноно́гий (odnonógij) — having only one leg
  • Slovak: jednonohý — having only one leg
  • Southern Altai: сыҥар бутту (sïŋar buttu) — having only one leg
  • Southern Altai: јаҥыс бутту (ǰaŋïs buttu) — having only one leg
  • Spanish: a la pata coja — having only one leg
  • Spanish: a coxcox — having only one leg
  • Swedish: enbent — having only one leg
  • Telugu: ఒంటికాలి (oṇṭikāli) — having only one leg
  • Ukrainian: одноно́гий (odnonóhyj) — having only one leg
Real reading context

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