heellessness

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noun

Absence of a heel or heels.

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Meanings

nounheellessness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAbsence of a heel or heels.

    Spiked heels collapse to heellessness or stretch into knee boots. Nylon stockings become leotard encasements.

    1971, James Playsted Wood, This little pig: the story of marketing, page 128
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    Even co-eds like to pad around in sneakers, if they are accustomed to low heels, or heellessness. But that's quite a big "if." Remember, your heel tendon shortens with the wearing of higher heels […]

    1963, Science Digest, volumes 53-54, page 21

Origin

From heelless + -ness.

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APA

heellessness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heellessness

MLA

“heellessness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heellessness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heellessness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heellessness.

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