earless

adj
/ɪə̯ləs/UK/ɪɹləs/US/ɜːlɛs/UK/ɝlɛs/US

Etymology

From ear + -less.

  1. inherited from *h₂ṓws
  2. inherited from *ausô
  3. inherited from *auʀā
  4. inherited from ēare — “ear
  5. inherited from ere
  6. suffixed as earless — “ear + less

Definitions

  1. Lacking ears.

    • Earless seals are probably more hydrodynamic without ear lobes.
  2. A countess (a female holder of an earldom or the wife of an earl).

    • Here it’s almost indecent to talk of love before marriage, and nearly as bad after, if you’re referring to your husband. And suppose that Céline accepted him, just . . . well, just to be a . . . what-do-you-call-it—earless?” / “Countess.”
  3. Alternative letter-case form of earless (female earl)

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for earless. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA