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handleless

handleless

6.8
An object without a part to hold when you pick it up
  • adjective
  • /ˈhændləs/
translation icon : sin mango
  • As we reached the shade of a black goat-hair tent, a white-robed tribesman with shaky hands poured coffee from a long-spouted pot into a tiny handleless cup.
  • handleless cup

No my friends, Zotac brings the heat in fancy handleless lunch boxes.

Examples

  • The tea was so hot that neither of them could pick up the handleless mug comfortably.

  • These are tip on drawer slides for handleless drawers, which means that they will open and close with a click.

  • No my friends, Zotac brings the heat in fancy handleless lunch boxes.

    Linus Tech Tips

  • The handleless pump is suddenly gushing, splashing water everywhere.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • Elias set two round, handleless cups on the grimy counter.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • "The Voyagers do add some local color," Elias said as he handed Charity one of the small, handleless cups.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • She was using the Japanese service this time, glazed white porcelain with black characters on the pot, and small handleless white cups.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • Elias set two round, handleless cups on the grimy counter.

  • For the right atmosphere, be sure to set table places with chopsticks and small, handleless Chinese-style teacups.

Antonyms

handled
1.0

An object like a cup with a part you hold made of wood or metal

Surface Forms

handleless positive

Morphology

handleless = handle (transparent) = handle + less

Direct and productive formation: 'handle' (noun) + '-less' meaning 'without', giving 'without a handle'.

Etymology

Handleless combines handle and the ending -less, which means 'without'. So handleless simply means 'without a handle', which explains why a handleless mug or drawer is harder to hold but can look very simple and modern.