scaleless

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UK/ˈskeɪl.ləs/

adjective

Lacking anything to give a sense of scale; not having a reference for size.

“scaleless dieting”

Similar
esquamuloseunarmoredunarmoured
Opposite
scalysquamulose
OriginProto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English scale →
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Meanings

adjectivescaleless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableLacking anything to give a sense of scale; not having a reference for size.
  2. not comparableOf a surface: free from deposits of scale.
  3. not comparablebiologyNot having scales.

    There are also some surprises such as Eurotamandua, a scaleless pangolin that looks astonishingly like a South American anteater.

    2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 65

    Synonyms: esquamulose · Antonyms: scaly, squamulose

  4. not comparableWithout using a set of scales.

    scaleless dieting

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot having scales.

Similar
esquamulose
Opposite
scalysquamulose

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivedestitute of scales

Similar
unarmoredunarmoured
Also see
esquamulosescaledunarmoredunarmoured

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*skend-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kn̥d-sleh₂
  3. Proto-Italic*skand-slā
  4. Latinscāla
  5. Middle Englishscale
  6. Englishscale
  7. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  9. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  10. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  11. Englishscaleless

From scale + -less.

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Translations

German schuppenlos, ungeschuppt
  • schuppenlos(botany, zoology) not having scales
  • ungeschuppt(botany, zoology) not having scales
Polish bezłuski
  • bezłuski(botany, zoology) not having scales
Cite this entry
APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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