soleless

8.1

Shoes or feet that have no bottom under them

adjective
/ˈsoʊləs/

: sin suela

She bought a pair of soleless sandals designed for minimalists.

Examples

The dancer performed barefoot, moving gracefully across the stage with soleless feet.
After months of heavy use, his sneakers became completely soleless.
He wore a pair of soleless shoes to the party.
The soleless sandals were uncomfortable to walk in.
She wore a pair of soleless sandals to the beach, enjoying the feeling of the sand under her feet.
After a long hike, his soleless shoes offered no support, leaving his feet sore and tired.
The designer created a unique style of soleless footwear that showcased the art of the sock.

Antonyms

soled

1 4.3

A shoe with the bottom made of a material like rubber or leather

Surface Forms

soleless positive

Morphology

soleless = sole (transparent) = sole + less

Formed by the noun 'sole' plus the productive suffix '-less', clearly meaning 'without a sole'.

Etymology

Soleless comes from the noun sole, meaning 'the bottom part of a shoe', plus -less, which means 'without' and appears in words like homeless and careless. So soleless means 'without a sole', for example a worn-out shoe or a bare foot.