skirtless

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adjective

Without a skirt.

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

adjectiveskirtless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWithout a skirt.

    Moreover, she can wear breeches for riding, a skirtless dress for swimming, and even (if she be bold enough) a divided skirt for dancing.

    1914, Beatrice Forbes-Robertson Hale, What Women Want: An Interpretation of the Feminist Movement

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-der.?
  2. Proto-Germanic*skertaną
  3. Proto-Germanic*skurtaz
  4. Proto-Germanic*skurtijǭ
  5. Old Norseskyrta
  6. Middle Englishskyrte
  7. Englishskirt
  8. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  10. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  11. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  12. Englishskirtless

From skirt + -less.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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