earless

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earless^¹

/ɪə̯ləs/ UK
/ɪɹləs/ US
/iɹləs/ US

adjective

not comparable Lacking ears. Earless seals are probably more hydrodynamic without ear lobes.
Similar: uneared · Opposite: eared

earless^²

/ɜːlɛs/ UK
/ɝlɛs/ US

noun earlesses · Earless

nonstandard A countess (a female holder of an earldom or the wife of an earl). “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!”

Earless^³

noun Earlesses

Alternative letter-case form of earless (female earl)

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adj lacking ears

中文	沒有耳朵, 没有耳朵 méiyǒu ěrduo
Deutsch	ohrlos
Русский	безу́хий bezúxij

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@misc{earless_2026,
  title = {earless},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/earless},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}