buttonless

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adjective

Without buttons.

OriginProto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English button →
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Meanings

adjectivebuttonless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWithout buttons.

    Or an armless corner chair with slightly flared backs, buttonless tufts and an attached flat cushion?

    2007 December 27, Julie Scelfo, “Marketing Dcor for a Conflicted Era”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Englishbutton
  2. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  4. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  5. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  6. Englishbuttonless

From button + -less.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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