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fingerless

fingerless

1 4.9
Not having the small parts at the ends of hands used to hold things
  • adjective
  • /ˈfɪŋɡərləs/
translation icon : sin dedos
  • She put on her fingerless mitts before heading out to garden, as they provided grip without restricting her fingers.
  • fingerless gloves
  • fingerless hand

So you've got this bit which can flip over the fingerless gloves.

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Examples

  • So you've got this bit which can flip over the fingerless gloves.

    Zoella

  • Aloka takes Meeta's hand, and it's a moment before we realize Aloka, with her fine hand, is holding Meeta's fingerless palm.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • And what it is, is now essentially A fingerless glove which goes on the hand like this.

  • Like Linda, she makes, I found her because she makes the best Captain America fingerless leather gloves.

  • Paper-thin, fingerless silk mitts covered her delicate hands.

    Academic text (2009)

  • He'll be wearing a fingerless protective glove for a while to ease what Love has been assured by hand specialists will be discomfort but not undue exposure to further injury.

    Blog text (10)

  • Come late afternoon on Tuesdays and Fridays, the Siren would be rearranging the fingerless lace gloves over at the accessories counter, and it would start: "BAM! BAM! BAM!"

    Blog text (14)

  • He wore a pair of fingerless gloves to keep his hands warm while allowing his fingers to move easily.

  • The fashion designer showcased a collection of chic fingerless gloves that combined style and functionality.

Synonyms

adactylous
vsfingerless
  • Specialized
9.9

Having no fingers or toes

refers only to missing fingers and not to missing toes

Antonyms

fingered
6.5

Having several thin, long parts that stick out

Surface Forms

fingerless positive

Morphology

fingerless = finger (transparent) = finger + less

Formed by the productive suffix '-less' meaning 'without', so the meaning is directly derived from 'finger'.

Etymology

Fingerless is made from finger and -less, where -less means 'without', just like in hopeless or careless. So fingerless means 'without fingers', used for hands, animals, or gloves that leave the fingers open.