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ringless

ringless

1 3.6
A finger or hand without a ring
  • adjective
  • /ˈrɪŋləs/
translation icon : sin anillo
  • Her thick, ringless fingers reached over the edge and wriggled a listless goodbye.
  • ringless hand
  • ringless finger

Examples

  • One of his hands, ringless, comes up and pulls his shades down slightly so that I can see the very color of his eyes, which are blue like mine, cold blue but with the greatest depths of the ocean, swimming.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • "Almost," Monica said and quickly glanced down at Sonja's ringless hand.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Alexander laid a ringless hand on the table, spreading his fingers.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • He looks down at his ringless finger.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • Her thin, ringless finger was trembling.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • She showed her ringless hand to indicate she was not engaged.

  • During the ceremony, he wore a ringless hand on his heart to express his love.

  • When asked about her marital status, she proudly displayed her ringless finger.

Synonyms

unringed
vsringless
6.8

Not marked with a band to identify animals like birds or plants like trees

is used more for lack of rings on a finger or as a feature

Antonyms

ringed
2.5

Round with a hole in the middle

How Ringed

banded
4.1
ringed
2.5
ringless
1 3.6

Surface Forms

ringless positive

Morphology

ringless = ring (transparent) = ring + less

Standard adjectival formation from the noun 'ring' with '-less' meaning 'without', so the meaning 'without rings' is directly inferable.

Etymology

Ringless is made of ring meaning 'a circle or a piece of jewelry' and -less meaning 'without', like in homeless. So a ringless finger or object is simply 'without a ring'.