turbanless

Lacking wound cloth

Without a turban.

The word appears in contexts where turbans are expected or customary—describing Sikh men who have removed their head covering, or historical figures depicted unusually: The turbanless sultan looked strangely vulnerable.

bareheaded

uncovered

Made visible or known

unveiled · unadorned · unwrapped · capless · crownless · unhelmeted · unhooded · uncrowned · naked · revealed

Opposites
head covering status

turbanlessturbaned

Wearing wound headwrap

wrapped · veiled · capped · hatted · hooded

Family

turban, turbans, turbaned, turbanlike

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Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G