toeless
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Lacking a toe or toes: Describes something, typically a shoe or sock, that does not have a toe section or that is open at the toe.
- Without toes: Can describe a person or animal that is missing one or more toes.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- She wore a pair of comfortable, toeless sandals to the beach.
- The old sock was worn through and practically toeless.
- The condition left him with a toeless foot.
Advanced Usage
"Toeless stockings": Hosiery designed to be open at the toe, often for wearing with open-toed shoes.
- She preferred toeless stockings with her peep-toe heels.
"Toeless as a" (simile): Used in comparative descriptions to emphasize a complete lack of toes.
- The statue's foot was as smooth and toeless as a river stone.
Variants and Related Words
- Toed (adj): Having toes, especially of a specified kind or number (e.g., ).
- Toelessness (n): The state or condition of being without toes. (This is a rare, derived noun form).
Synonyms
- Open-toed: Specifically for footwear (e.g., ).
- Toe-free: Informal synonym.
Antonyms
- Toed: Having toes.
- Closed-toe: For footwear (e.g., ).
Related Phrases
- Toeless wonder: A humorous or informal term for someone or something lacking toes.
- After the accident, he joked about being a toeless wonder.
Adjective
- lacking a toe or toes
- a toeless shoe