English Explanatory Dictionary

flightless

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Unable to fly.
  2. Describing kinds of birds that normally cannot fly, such as the penguin, ostrich, and emu.
  3. Describing an individual bird that normally would be able to fly but in this case cannot, such as an injured sparrow.
  4. Suddenly deprived of a scheduled (airline) flight by its cancellation.

Pronunciation

flīt'lĭs LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-flightless.wav

Word forms

flightless

Etymology

From flight + -less.

Synonyms

nonflying nonvolant apterous wingless

Antonyms

flying volant

Related words

unflightworthy unflyable unflying featherless

Derived words

flightless cormorant flightlessly flightlessness New Guinea flightless rail semiflightless

Translations

Czech: nelétavý Danish: ikke flyvedygtig Dutch: niet-vliegend Finnish: lentokyvytön German: flugunfähig Greek: άπτερος Hungarian: röpképtelen Icelandic: ófleygur Italian: incapace di volare Lithuanian: neskraidantis Norwegian Bokmål: flygeudyktig Norwegian Nynorsk: flygeudyktig Persian: بیپرواز Polish: nielotny Russian: нелета́ющий Swedish: flygoförmögen Telugu: ఎగురలేని
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