footless
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English fotles, from Old English *fōtlēas (only found as fēþelēas (“footless”)), from Proto-Germanic *fōtalausaz (“footless”), equivalent to foot + -less. Cognate with Dutch voetloos, German fußlos, Swedish fotlös, Icelandic fótalaus (“footless, legless”).
Adjective[edit]
footless (comparative more footless, superlative most footless)
- Without feet.
- The snake is a footless creature.
- (colloquial) Clumsy or inept.
Synonyms[edit]
Antonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
Categories:
- English terms inherited from Middle English
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms inherited from Old English
- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- English terms suffixed with -less
- English lemmas
- English adjectives
- English terms with usage examples
- English colloquialisms