ungloved
Definition
Adjective - Not wearing gloves: "ungloved" describes a hand that is bare, without a glove covering it.
Usage Examples
- (Her hands had no gloves on.)
- (He used his bare hand for the handshake.)
- (The bare hand made contact with the surface.)
Advanced Usage
"ungloved hand": a hand without a glove, often used in contexts of sensitivity, vulnerability, or direct contact.
- The potter’s ungloved hand shaped the wet clay with precision. (The bare hand worked directly with the material.)
"ungloved fist": a fist without a glove, typically in boxing or fighting, implying a lack of protection.
- The street fighter raised his ungloved fist in defiance. (He used a bare fist to threaten or strike.)
Variants and Related Words
- Glove (n): a covering for the hand.
- She wore a leather glove to protect her hand. (A hand covering made of leather.)
- Gloved (adj): wearing a glove.
- The gloved hand picked up the fragile vase carefully. (The hand was covered by a glove.)
- Ungloved is the antonym of gloved.
Synonyms
- Barehanded: without gloves or other hand covering.
- Uncovered: not protected by a covering (specific to hands).
- Naked: in the sense of being without a covering (less common for hands).
Related Idioms
- "To handle with ungloved hands": to deal with something directly and without protection, often implying risk or intimacy.
- The detective handled the evidence with ungloved hands, risking contamination. (He touched the evidence directly without gloves.)
Notes on Usage
- "Ungloved" is primarily a descriptive adjective, often used in formal or technical writing (e.g., medical, industrial, or literary contexts) to emphasize the absence of gloves. It is less common in everyday speech, where "bare-handed" or "without gloves" is more frequent.