sleeveless
English
adj
Definitions
- Of a garment, having no sleeves.
- (obsolete) Wanting a cover, pretext, or palliation; unreasonable; profitless; useless.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English slevelees inherited from Old English slīeflēas (sleeveless) suf from English sleeve (a protective jacket case, protective jacket case).
Origin
English
sleeve
Gloss
a protective jacket case, protective jacket case
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- besleeve English
- cocksleeve English
- foresleeve English
- oversleeve English
- polysleeve English
- sleeve English
- sleeve-link English
- sleeved English
- sleeveface English
- sleevehand English
- sleeveholder English
- sleevelessness English
- sleevelet English
- sleevelike English
- sleevemaker English
- sleevemaking English
- undersleeve English
- スリーブ Japanese
- slīeflēas Old English
- sleve Middle English
- slevelees Middle English