handless

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhændləs/ Rhymes: -ændləs === Etymology 1 === From Middle English handles, from Old English *handlēas, from Proto-Germanic *handulausaz (“handless”), equivalent to hand +‎ -less. Cognate with West Frisian hânleas (“handless”), German handlos (“handless”), Icelandic handlauss (“handless”). ==== Adjective ==== handless (comparative more handless, superlative most handless) Without any hands. (obsolete) Not handy; awkward. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From handleless, by haplology, under the influence of etymology 1 above. ==== Adjective ==== handless (not comparable) Without a handle. ===== Translations ===== === Anagrams === handsels