crestless

ˈkrɛstləs

Definition

Definition of crestless - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

biology

Rare

lacking a crest or tuft

Rare

The crestless bird seemed less majestic than its counterparts.

bald

heraldry

Dated

without a coat of arms or emblem

Dated

The family remained crestless despite their noble lineage.

plain

unadorned

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crestless wave

wave without a distinct peak or crest

The calm sea had many crestless waves.

Origin of crestless

crest (top) + less (without)

Examples of crestless in a sentence

The crestless wave barely made a splash.
Their shield was crestless, unlike their rivals.
The knight's armor was notably crestless.

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French:sans crête, sans blason, ...
German:kammlose, wappenlos, ...
Italian:senza cresta, senza stemma, ...
Spanish:sin cresta, sin escudo, ...
Portuguese:sem penacho, sem brasão, ...
Chinese:无羽冠的, 无纹章的, ...
Japanese:冠のない, 紋章のない, ...
Arabic:خالٍ من العُرف, بِلَا شِعَار نَبَالَة, ...
Hebrew:חֲסַר צִיצָה, לְלֹא סֵמֶל, ...
Russian:без хохолка, безгербовый, ...
Ukrainian:без гребеня, без герба, ...
Hindi:शिखरहीन, बिना प्रतीक के, ...
Bengali:শিরোবিহীন, প্রতীহীন, ...
Catalan:sense cresta, sense escut, ...
Czech:bezchocholatý, bezerbý, ...
Danish:kroneløs, uden våbenskjold, ...
Dutch:kamloos, wapenloos, ...
Greek:χωρίς λοφίο, χωρίς οικόσημο, ...
Hungarian:taraj nélküli, címer nélküli, ...
Khmer:គ្មានពក, គ្មាននិមិត្តសញ្ញាត្រកូល, ...
Korean:볏이 없는, 문장이 없는, ...
Persian:بی تاج, بدون نشان, ...
Polish:bezgrzebieniowy, bezherbowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):sem penacho, sem brasão, ...
Romanian:fără creastă, fără stemă, ...
Swedish:kamlös, vapenlös, ...
Thai:ไม่มีหงอน, ไม่มีตราประจำตระกูล, ...
Turkish:tüysüz, armsız, ...
Vietnamese:không có mào, không có huy hiệu, ...

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