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handless

handless

7.4
Not having one or both hands
  • adjective
  • /ˈhændləs/
translation icon : manco
  • The artist created a powerful sculpture of a handless figure to symbolize loss.

Examples

  • Her left arm, handless, rested by her side: Space knows no limitations.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • Since I wanted to keep this cabinet handless, I installed bloom tip ONS for each door.

  • At least, we've found a headless and handless girl.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • The handless stump of Ash's right arm.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • In this episode I'm making a set of minimal looking built in cabinets for a friend's new bedroom, including sliding doors and handless drawers.

  • For Russell, the inspiration for the scene lay not in the opportunity for recapitulation of his drama with Rita, but rather in appearing before the camera without his hooks, displaying his handless body.

    Academic text (1993)

  • 177 INT. REACTOR CAVERN/GLACIER - DAY 177 Richter's splattered, handless body lies on the ice.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • After the accident, he learned to adapt to life as a handless person.

  • The story included a handless character who overcame great challenges to succeed.

How Many

two-handed
3 4.0
one-handed
14 2.0
handless
7.4

Surface Forms

handless positive

Morphology

handless = hand (transparent) = hand + less

The meaning is directly derived from 'hand' and the suffix '-less', indicating the absence of a hand.

Etymology

Handless is made from the parts hand and -less, where -less means 'without'. So it simply means 'without hands', which fits a person, a statue, or a clock that has no hand.