# fleshless

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Without flesh, lacking flesh; lean.

## Etymology
From Middle English fleschles, flechles, equivalent to flesh + -less. Cognate with West Frisian fleisleas (“meatless”), Dutch vleesloos (“meatless”), German fleischlos (“meatless”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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