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wingless

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Having no, or only rudimentary, wings.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: apterous, unwinged

Antonyms: winged

2

adjective

Meaning 2

lacking wings

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: winged

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English wing 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 wingless From wing + -less.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: бяскры́лы (bjaskrýly) — lacking wings
  • Czech: bezkřídlý — lacking wings
  • Danish: vingeløs — lacking wings
  • Danish: ubevinget — lacking wings
  • Dutch: vleugelloos — lacking wings
  • Finnish: siivetön — lacking wings
  • French: aptère — lacking wings
  • German: flügellos — lacking wings
  • Greek: άπτερος (ápteros) — lacking wings
  • Ancient Greek: ἄπτερος (ápteros) — lacking wings
  • Hungarian: szárnyatlan — lacking wings
  • Irish: dísciathánach — lacking wings
  • Central Kurdish: بێباڵ (bêball) — lacking wings
  • Macedonian: бескрилен (beskrilen) — lacking wings
  • Manx: gyn skian — lacking wings
  • Manx: neuskianagh — lacking wings
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vingeløs — lacking wings
  • Polish: bezskrzydły — lacking wings
  • Portuguese: áptero — lacking wings
  • Russian: бескры́лый (beskrýlyj) — lacking wings
  • Swedish: vinglös — lacking wings
  • Turkish: kanatsız — lacking wings
  • Ukrainian: безкри́лий (bezkrýlyj) — lacking wings
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