English Dictionary

FINGERLESS

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

 Dictionary entry overview: What does fingerless mean? 

FINGERLESS (adjective)
  The adjective FINGERLESS has 1 sense:

1. not having or having lost fingersplay

  Familiarity information: FINGERLESS used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FINGERLESS (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Not having or having lost fingers

Antonym:

fingered (having or resembling a finger or fingers; often used in combination)


 Context examples 


She was dressed to play golf and I remember thinking she looked like a good illustration, her chin raised a little, jauntily, her hair the color of an autumn leaf, her face the same brown tint as the fingerless glove on her knee.

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)



 Learn English with... Proverbs 
"Life's a bleach and then you dye." (English proverb)

"You tell by the work, not by the clothes." (Albanian proverb)

"Lies are the plague of speech." (Arabic proverb)

"Where there is smoke, there is fire too." (Croatian proverb)



ALSO IN ENGLISH DICTIONARY:


© 2000-2023 AudioEnglish.org | AudioEnglish® is a Registered Trademark | Terms of use and privacy policy
Contact