Standard Lemma guide
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adj
Lacking anything to give a sense of scale; not having a reference for size.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Of a surface: free from deposits of scale.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Not having scales.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences, zoology
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Synonyms: esquamulose
Antonyms: scaly, squamulose
adj
Without using a set of scales.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adjective satellite
destitute of scales
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *skend-der. Proto-Indo-European *(s)kn̥d-sleh2 Proto-Italic *skand-slā Latin scālabor. Middle English scale English scale 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 scaleless From scale + -less.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
