Definition of SHOELESS

shoeless

Adjective Satellite

  • without shoes
    • "shoeless Joe Jackson"

Adj

  • Without shoes; not wearing shoes

Adjective

  • Not wearing shoes; barefoot.

Examples

  • He felt SHOELESS, vulnerable to any attack, after playing his last long word.
  • He ran shoeless from the burning house.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English sholes, scholes, equivalent to shoe + -less. Compare Dutch schoenloos (“shoeless”), German schuhlos (“shoeless”), Old Norse skólaus (“shoeless”).

Scrabble Score: 11

shoeless: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
shoeless: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
shoeless: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

shoeless: valid Words With Friends Word