armless
Lacking upper appendages
Armless describes something or someone lacking arms.
A person born without arms or who has lost them is armless.
An armless chair has no side supports for resting the arms: The armless desk chair slid easily under the table.
The word applies literally to bodies and figuratively to objects designed without arm-like extensions.
Without arms or legs
- statueThree-dimensional sculpted likeness
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
- Venus de MiloArmless marble goddess statue
- mannequinLife-sized display figure
torso · bust · figure · dummy · dress form · effigy · tailor's dummy · truncated
One without a limb
- prosthesisManufactured replacement body part
- phantom limbSensation from amputated part
- congenitalExisting from birth
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
adaptive · mobility · accessibility · independence · assistive technology · occupational therapy · residual limb · bilateral
Single-person sitting furniture
- sofaMulti-seat cushioned furniture
- couchUpholstered seating furniture
- benchShared seating surface
- stoolBackless sitting furniture
settee · banquette · ottoman · chaise · seating · upholstered · backless · cushioned
Without means to resist
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
- helplessUnable to act independently
- exposedOut in open
- weaponlessHaving no arms
powerless · vulnerable · endangered · at-risk · susceptible · fragile · unshielded · undefended
limbless
Without arms or legs
- statueThree-dimensional sculpted likeness
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
- Venus de MiloArmless marble goddess statue
mannequin · torso · bust · figure · dummy · dress form · effigy · tailor's dummy · truncated · incomplete
amputee
One without a limb
- prosthesisManufactured replacement body part
- phantom limbSensation from amputated part
- congenitalExisting from birth
rehabilitation · adaptive · mobility · accessibility · independence · assistive technology · occupational therapy · residual limb · bilateral · thalidomide
chair
Single-person sitting furniture
stool · settee · banquette · ottoman · chaise · seating · upholstered · backless · cushioned · accent chair
defenseless
Without means to resist
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
- helplessUnable to act independently
- exposedOut in open
weaponless · powerless · vulnerable · endangered · at-risk · susceptible · fragile · unshielded · undefended · assailable
- furniture traitswooden, upholstered, cushioned, padded, comfortable
- missing partsmissing limb, missing finger, missing toe, missing hand, limbless
armlessarmed
Carrying weapons
armchair · wingback · captain's chair · high-backed · upholstered
- armless chairSeat with open sides