menless
menless adjective: without men.
Adjective
menless (not comparable)
- Without men.
- A beast that caused unto fatherless children, unto menless women, unto womenless men (who thus became through his evil will), tears and sad thoughts, has this day been looked upon by the Sun and laid low.1901, Frank Hamilton Cushing, “Átahsaia, the Cannibal Demon”, in Zuñi Folk Tales, New York, N.Y.; London: G. P. Putnam’s Sons; The Knickerbocker Press, page 377
- Womenless men—[…]. Menless women—female bachelors, divorcées, authentic and spurious widows—were mostly told off each in one room.1905, Emil Friend, “The Alliance”, in Masks: A Novel, Chicago, Ill.: Geo. W. Ogilvie & Co., page 19
Origin of menless
From men + -less.
Questions about menless
- What does menless mean?
- Menless means without men.
- What part of speech is menless?
- Menless is an adjective.
Words near menless in the dictionary
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