Definition

1. 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

1. lacking a toe or toes
   • a toeless shoe