handless

ˈhændlɪs

Definition

Definition of handless - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

missing hands

Rare

without a hand or hands

Rare

The statue was handless after the accident.

unskilled

Rare

lacking physical skills with hands

Rare

He was handless when it came to crafting.

awkward

clumsy

inept

tools

Rare

without a handle

Rare

The handless mug was difficult to hold.

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Origin of handless

Old English, hand (hand) + -less (without)

Examples of handless in a sentence

He crafted a handless puppet for the play.
She was handless at playing the piano.
Despite his enthusiasm, he remained handless in the kitchen.
The handless axe was hard to use.
She admired the handless vase on the shelf.

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French:sans mains, maladroit, ...
German:handlos, ungeschickt, ...
Italian:senza mani, imbranato, ...
Spanish:manco, torpe, ...
Portuguese:sem mãos, desajeitado, ...
Chinese:无手的, 笨手笨脚的, ...
Japanese:手のない, 不器用な, ...
Arabic:بِلا يَدَيْن, غير ماهر, ...
Hebrew:חֲסַר יָדַיִם, חֲסַר מְיוּמָּנוּת, ...
Russian:безрукий, неуклюжий, ...
Ukrainian:безрукий, незграбний, ...
Hindi:हाथविहीन, अकुशल, ...
Bengali:হাতবিহীন, অদক্ষ, ...
Catalan:sense mans, maldestre, ...
Czech:bezruký, nešikovný, ...
Danish:håndløs, klodset, ...
Dutch:handloos, onhandig, ...
Greek:χωρίς χέρια, αδέξιος, ...
Hungarian:kezétlen, ügyetlen, ...
Khmer:គ្មានដៃ, មិនស្ទាត់ជំនាញខាងការងារដៃ, ...
Korean:손이 없는, 손재주가 없는, ...
Persian:بی‌دست, بی‌مهارت, ...
Polish:bezdłonny, niezdarny, ...
Portuguese (BR):sem mãos, desajeitado, ...
Romanian:fără mâini, neîndemânatic, ...
Swedish:handlös, oskicklig, ...
Thai:ไม่มีมือ, ไม่มีทักษะ, ...
Turkish:elsiz, beceriksiz, ...
Vietnamese:mất tay, vụng về, ...

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