buttonless

buttonless

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English button
Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der.
Proto-Germanic *leusaną
Proto-Germanic *lausaz
Proto-Germanic *-lausaz
Proto-West Germanic *-laus
Old English -lēas
Middle English -les
English -less
English buttonless

    From button + -less.

    Adjective

    buttonless (not comparable)

    1. Without buttons.
      • 2007 December 27, Julie Scelfo, “Marketing Dcor for a Conflicted Era”, in New York Times‎[1]:
        Or an armless corner chair with slightly flared backs, buttonless tufts and an attached flat cushion?

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