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/ˈsliːvlɪs/
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Of a garment, having no sleeves.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: business, clothing, fashion, lifestyle, manufacturing, textiles
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Wanting a cover, pretext, or palliation; unreasonable; profitless; useless.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, obsolete
Examples
a sleeveless errand 1738-1741, William Warburton, The Divine Legation of Moses Demonstrated The vexation of a sleeveless errand.
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having no sleeves
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
sleeveless summer dresses
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Antonyms: sleeved
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adjective satellite
Meaning 4
unproductive of success
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a fruitless search futile years after her artistic peak a sleeveless errand a vain attempt
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Synonyms: bootless, fruitless, futile, vain
Antonyms: none provided
From Middle English slevelees, sleveles, from Old English slīeflēas (“sleeveless”), equivalent to sleeve + -less.
Across languages
Translations 27 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian :
անթեւ
(antʻew)
— of a garment, having no sleeves
Belarusian :
безрука́ўны
(bjezrukáwny)
— of a garment, having no sleeves
Bulgarian :
безръкавен
(bezrǎkaven)
— of a garment, having no sleeves
Bulgarian :
без ръкави
(bez rǎkavi)
— of a garment, having no sleeves
Catalan :
sense mànigues
— of a garment, having no sleeves
Chinese Cantonese :
冇袖
(mou5 zau6)
— of a garment, having no sleeves
Dutch :
mouwloos
— of a garment, having no sleeves
Finnish :
hihaton
— of a garment, having no sleeves
French :
sans manches
— of a garment, having no sleeves
German :
ärmellos
— of a garment, having no sleeves
Greek :
αμάνικος
(amánikos)
— of a garment, having no sleeves
Hungarian :
ujjatlan
— of a garment, having no sleeves
Ingrian :
hiatoin
— of a garment, having no sleeves
Irish :
gan mhuinchillí
— of a garment, having no sleeves
Italian :
senza maniche
— of a garment, having no sleeves
Korean :
민소매
(minsomae)
— of a garment, having no sleeves
Korean :
나시
(nasi)
— of a garment, having no sleeves
Norwegian Bokmål :
ermeløs
— of a garment, having no sleeves
Norwegian Nynorsk :
ermelaus
— of a garment, having no sleeves
Old English :
slīeflēas
— of a garment, having no sleeves
Persian :
رکابی
(rekâbi)
— of a garment, having no sleeves
Russian :
безрука́вный
(bezrukávnyj)
— of a garment, having no sleeves
Spanish :
sin mangas
— of a garment, having no sleeves
Swedish :
ärmlös
— of a garment, having no sleeves
Ukrainian :
безрука́вний
(bezrukávnyj)
— of a garment, having no sleeves
Ukrainian :
безрука́вий
(bezrukávyj)
— of a garment, having no sleeves
Welsh :
dilewys
— of a garment, having no sleeves
