silkless

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adjective

Lacking silk.

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

adjectivesilkless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableLacking silk.

Origin

  1. Old Chinese絲 (*sə)der.?
  2. Ancient Greekσήρ (sḗr)
  3. Ancient Greekσηρῐκός (sērĭkós)
  4. Late Latinsēricus
  5. Proto-West Germanic*seluk
  6. Old Englishseolc
  7. Old Norsesilkiinflu.?
  8. Middle Englishsilk
  9. Englishsilk
  10. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  12. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  13. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  14. Englishsilkless

From silk + -less.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

skilless
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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