| English Dictionary |
SLEEVELESS
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
| IPA (US): |  |
Dictionary entry overview: What does sleeveless mean?
• SLEEVELESS (adjective)
The adjective SLEEVELESS has 2 senses:
1. having no sleeves
2. unproductive of success
Familiarity information: SLEEVELESS used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having no sleeves
Context example:
sleeveless summer dresses
Antonym:
sleeved (made with sleeves or sleeves especially as specified; often used in combination)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Unproductive of success
Synonyms:
bootless; fruitless; futile; sleeveless; vain
Context example:
a vain attempt
Similar:
unproductive (not producing or capable of producing)
Context examples
He had thrown off his green jerkin, and his chest was covered only by a pink silk jupon, or undershirt, cut low in the neck and sleeveless.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"If it does not get cloudy, it will not get clear." (Albanian proverb)
"If you have money you can make the devil push your grind stone." (Chinese proverb)
"Better a good neighbour than a distant friend." (Dutch proverb)