Meaning

2 senses
  1. (not comparable)Of a garment, having no sleeves.

    ärmellos

    безрука́вныйbezrukávnyj

    безрука́внийbezrukávnyj, безрука́вийbezrukávyj

    having no sleeves

  2. (not comparable, obsolete)Wanting a cover, pretext, or palliation; unreasonable; profitless; useless.

    a sleeveless errand

    1738-1741, William Warburton, The Divine Legation of Moses Demonstrated The vexation of a sleeveless errand.

Examples

7 sentences
  1. Mary was wearing a sleeveless summer dress.

    ruМэри была в летнем платье без рукавов.

    deMaria trug ein ärmelloses Sommerkleid.

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  2. He's wearing a sleeveless shirt and a trucker hat.

    ruНа нём надеты майка и кепка.

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  3. Shorts and sleeveless shirts are not allowed in churches.

    deKurze Hosen und Hemden sind in Kirchen nicht erlaubt.

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  4. Is this dress sleeveless?

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  5. Mary wore a sleeveless gown.

    deMaria trug ein ärmelloses Kleid.

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Translations

6 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
of a garment, having no sleeves:
Русский
By meaning 1
of a garment, having no sleeves:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
of a garment, having no sleeves:

Origin

From Middle English slevelees, sleveles, from Old English slīeflēas (“sleeveless”), equiva

From Middle English slevelees, sleveles, from Old English slīeflēas (“sleeveless”), equivalent to sleeve + -less.

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Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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