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queenless

queenless

6.5
A hand of cards with no queen
  • adjective
  • /ˈkwinləs/
  • Jargon
: sin reina
  • A queenless deal can make bidding much more challenging in certain card games.

Examples

  • In this game, a queenless hand is a disadvantage.

  • The hand was queenless after the last round.

  • He was disappointed to see his bridge hand was completely queenless this round.

  • The players noted that the distribution was queenless, affecting their overall strategy.

  • He was disappointed to see his bridge hand was completely queenless this round.

  • A queenless deal can make bidding much more challenging in certain card games.

  • In this game, a queenless hand is a disadvantage.

Surface Forms

queenless positive

Morphology

queenless = queen (transparent) = queen + less

Clear and regular formation: 'queen' + '-less' = 'without queen', directly understandable in card-game contexts.

Etymology

Queenless comes from queen and the suffix -less meaning 'without'. Think of a card hand with no queen cards — that is queenless, and that lack of queens changes how you play.