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neckless

/ˈnɛklɪs/

neckless adjective: without a neck.

Adjective

neckless (not comparable)

  1. Without a neck.
    • In addition to the neck bowls and flaring bowls in the collection, there are several varieties of neckless bowls.1973, Christopher B Donnan, Moche occupation of the Santa Valley, Peru
    • I don’t aim below the neck, tryna leave that nigga neckless
      Leave the scene, looking horrendous2023 November 19, “Murdaside (G-Mix)”, CB (lyrics), PressPlay, 0:25

Origin of neckless

From neck + -less.

Words formed from neckless

Questions about neckless

What does neckless mean?
Neckless means without a neck.
What part of speech is neckless?
Neckless is an adjective.
How do you pronounce neckless?
Neckless is pronounced /ˈnɛklɪs/.

Words near neckless in the dictionary

  1. necklaceweed
  2. necklacing
  3. necklacings
  4. neckland
  5. necklands
  6. neckless
  7. necklessness
  8. necklet
  9. necklets
  10. necklift
  11. necklifts

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