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Earless
//ɪɹləs// adj, noun
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Lacking ears. not-comparable
"Earless seals are probably more hydrodynamic without ear lobes."
Adjective
- 1 lacking external ears wordnet
Noun
- 1 A countess (a female holder of an earldom or the wife of an earl). nonstandard
"“Don’t you think you could catch this Earl (for Doctor Willett, and he never told a lie in his life, says he is so). You know Arley hasn’t much tact. An earl is better than to be the rich Mrs. Haverhill! An earl’s wife is a duchess, or at least, an earless—” / “A countess, ’ma!”"
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of earless (female earl) alt-of
Etymology
Etymology 1
From ear + -less.
Etymology 2
From earl + -ess.
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