armless

[ ahrm-lis ]

adjective

1. lacking an arm or arms:

   The Venus de Milo is an armless statue.

Other Words From

• armless·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of armless¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; arm ¹, -less

Example Sentences

A look at the “armless archer” from Iowa who won gold at the Paris Paralympics.

From Los Angeles Times

In 2012 he became the first armless archer to qualify for the Paralympics and burst onto the international scene with a silver medal.

From Los Angeles Times

Almost everyone uses an official, green Masters chair, but those are not mandatory, as long as the chairs are armless so they don’t consume a lot of space.

From Los Angeles Times

Henderson has a low, armless sofa with a soft bench cushion in his own living room, which he put next to a wing chair.

From Seattle Times

That he does not yet feel she is sufficiently dependent upon him is made overwhelmingly clear by repeated foreshadowing shots of a replica of the armless Venus de Milo.

From Los Angeles Times