# skinless

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #68,643

## Definitions
1. Not having an outer layer of skin or skinlike material, or with such a layer removed.

## Etymology
From Middle English skynles, equivalent to skin + -less. Cognate with Old Norse skinnlauss (“skinless”).

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