# sleeveless

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈsliːvlɪs/ · frequency rank #33,421

## Definitions
1. Of a garment, having no sleeves.
2. Wanting a cover, pretext, or palliation; unreasonable; profitless; useless.

## Etymology
From Middle English slevelees, sleveles, from Old English slīeflēas (“sleeveless”), equivalent to sleeve + -less.

## Easily confused with
- **sleepless** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sleepless-vs-sleeveless)

## Common misspellings (13)
`lseeveless`, `seleveless`, `sleeevless`, `sleeveelss`, `sleeveles`, `sleevelless`, `sleevelses`, `sleevleess`, `sleevveless`, `sleveeless`, `sleveless`, `slleeveless`, `ssleeveless`

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