wheelless

W4H4E1E1L1L1E1S1S1

adjective

Lacking wheels, without wheels.

Opposite
wheeled
OriginProto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English wheel →
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Meanings

adjectivewheelless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableLacking wheels, without wheels.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving no wheels or having no wheeled vehicles

Opposite
wheeled
Also see
nonwheeledunwheeled

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kʷekʷléh₂
  3. Proto-Germanic*hweulō
  4. Old Englishhwēol
  5. Middle Englishwhel
  6. Englishwheel
  7. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  9. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  10. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  11. Englishwheelless

From wheel + -less.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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