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boneless

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From Middle English bonles, banles, from Old English bānlēas (“boneless”), from Proto-Germanic *bainalausaz, equivalent to bone + -less. Cognate with Scots baneless (“boneless”), Dutch beenloos (“boneless; legless”), German beinlos (“legless”), Swedish benlös (“boneless”), Icelandic beinlaus (“boneless”).

adjective more boneless · most boneless

Without bones, especially as pertaining to meat or poultry prepared for eating. Near-synonyms: boned, deboned
Similar: boned, deboned · Opposite: unboned, bone-in
US, humorous Without pizza crust; without pizza bones.
UK, figuratively Lacking strength, courage, or resolve. I'm scared, I'm just boneless with fright.
Similar: gutless, spineless, backboneless, base, soft, bitch-ass, boneless, caitiff, candy-assed, chicken, chicken-hearted, chicken-livered
informal Of a couch, cushionlike due to lacking a hard internal frame.

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adj without bones

Español	deshuesado
Português	desossado
Français	désossé
Deutsch	schier
Italiano	disossato
Română	dezosat

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@misc{boneless_2026,
  title = {boneless},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/boneless},
  urldate = {2026-11-05}
}