# handholdless

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Usually of a man: having never held hands with a member of the opposite sex.
2. Lacking a handhold ("a projection that one may hold onto for support").

## Etymology
From handhold + -less.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/handholdless