armless

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adjective

Having no arms.

Opposite
armed
OriginMiddle English armlees →
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Meanings

adjectivearmless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving no arms.

    When you have been waited on by armless hands, and have had a short conversation with a cat, nothing can surprise you much.

    1912, Edith Nesbit, The White Cat

    Antonyms: armed

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving no arms.

Opposite
armed

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivehaving no arms

Opposite
armed

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englisharmlees
  2. Englisharmless

From Middle English armlees; equivalent to arm + -less.

More words from Middle English

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Translations

Czech bezruký
  • bezrukýwithout arms
Finnish kädetön
  • kädetönwithout arms
French manchot
  • manchotwithout arms
German armlos
  • armloswithout arms
Polish bezręki
  • bezrękiwithout arms
Russian безру́кий
  • безру́кий (bezrúkij)without arms
Spanish duplo cuto, coto duplado
  • duplo cutowithout arms
  • coto dupladowithout arms
  • sin brazoswithout arms
Swedish armlös
  • armlöswithout arms

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

marless
Cite this entry
APA

armless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/armless

MLA

“armless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/armless. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “armless,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/armless.

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