Meanings
adjectivegloveless (not comparable)
- not comparableWithout gloves.
The hand which is not concealed by the drapery is gloveless; the arms are bare considerably above the elbow; and a bracelet encircles the right wrist.
1900, William Carew Hazlitt, The Venetian Republic: Its Rise, Its Growth, and Its Fall 421-1797
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivedevoid of gloves
Opposite
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Englishglove
- Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
- Proto-Germanic*leusaną
- Proto-Germanic*lausaz
- Englishgloveless
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APA
gloveless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gloveless
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“gloveless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gloveless. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gloveless,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gloveless.
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