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bonnetless

bonnetless

6.7
A vehicle without the metal cover over the engine
  • adjective
  • /ˈbɑːnɪtləs/
  • UK
: sin capó
  • The mechanic inspected the bonnetless car to assess the damage to its exposed engine.

Examples

  • Driving a bonnetless vehicle can be dangerous because the engine is unprotected.

  • The old truck sat bonnetless in the field, rusting in the rain.

  • The bonnetless car caught everyone's attention.

  • I saw a bonnetless vehicle parked outside.

  • The mechanic inspected the bonnetless car to assess the damage to its exposed engine.

  • Driving a bonnetless vehicle can be dangerous because the engine is unprotected.

  • The old truck sat bonnetless in the field, rusting in the rain.

Synonyms

hoodless
vsbonnetless
1 3.9

Clothes like jackets or sweatshirts that have no hood attached

has the same meaning but uses a different regional term

Antonyms

covered
659 1.0

Having something on top or around it

Surface Forms

bonnetless positive

Morphology

bonnetless = bonnet (transparent) = bonnet + less

Meaning is directly composed from 'bonnet' (engine cover) + '-less' indicating absence, so learners who know both will infer the sense.

Etymology

Bonnetless comes from bonnet, which originally meant a 'small hat'. Because a car's bonnet is like a hat that covers the engine, and -less means 'without', bonnetless describes a vehicle that has no protective 'hat' over its engine.