nailless

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adjective

Without a nail or nails.

OriginMiddle English *nayllees ← Old English *næġllēas ← Proto-West Germanic *naglalaus →
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Meanings

adjectivenailless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWithout a nail or nails.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*naglalausaz
  2. Proto-West Germanic*naglalaus
  3. Old English*næġllēas
  4. Middle English*nayllees
  5. Englishnailless

From Middle English *nayllees, from Old English *næġllēas, from Proto-West Germanic *naglalaus, from Proto-Germanic *naglalausaz, equivalent to nail + -less. Cognate with Middle Low German nāgellôs (“nailless”), Dutch nagelloos (“nailless”), German nagellos (“nailless”), Icelandic naglalaus (“nailless”).

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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