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bonnetless

bonnetless

6.7
A vehicle without the metal cover over the engine
  • adjective
  • /ˈbɑːnɪtləs/
  • UK
translation icon : 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
3.9

Clothes like jackets or sweatshirts that have no hood attached

has the same meaning but uses a different regional term

Antonyms

covered
1 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.