antileather

A1N1T1I1L1E1A1T1H4E1R1

adjective

Opposed to leather (as involving exploitation of animals).

OriginEnglish leather ← Middle English lether ← Old English leþer →
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Meanings

adjectiveantileather (comparative more antileather, superlative most antileather)

comparative more antileather · superlative most antileather

  1. Opposed to leather (as involving exploitation of animals).

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Proto-Celtic*letros
  8. Proto-Germanic*leþrą
  9. Proto-West Germanic*leþr
  10. Old Englishleþer
  11. Middle Englishlether
  12. Englishleather
  13. Englishantileather

From anti- + leather.

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APA

antileather. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antileather

MLA

“antileather.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antileather. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antileather,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antileather.

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