buttonless

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English button

Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der.

Proto-Germanic *leusaną

Proto-Germanic *lausaz

Proto-Germanic *-lausaz

Proto-West Germanic *-laus

Old English -lēas

Middle English -les

English -less

English buttonless

From button + -less.

Adjective

buttonless (not comparable)

1. Without buttons.
   • 2007 December 27, Julie Scelfo, “Marketing Dcor for a Conflicted Era”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 November 2022:

     Or an armless corner chair with slightly flared backs, buttonless tufts and an attached flat cushion?

Derived terms

• buttonlessness