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sleeveless; a sleeveless garment
A garment without sleeves, or the quality of being sleeveless. Functions both as a noun naming the garment type (a sleeveless top or vest) and as a descriptor indicating that a piece of clothing has no sleeves.
今日は袖なしのシャツを着ている。
Today I'm wearing a sleeveless shirt.
夏には袖なしのワンピースが涼しくていい。
In summer, a sleeveless dress is nice and cool.
彼女は袖なしのドレスを着て、細い腕があらわになっていた。
She was wearing a sleeveless dress, with her slender arms exposed.
Compound of 袖 ('sleeve') and なし ('without/none'). Literally 'without sleeves'.
USAGE:
- Used attributively with の to modify a garment noun: 袖なしのシャツ ('sleeveless shirt'), 袖なしのワンピース ('sleeveless dress').
- Can also stand alone as a noun meaning 'a sleeveless (garment)'.
- Widely used for summer clothing, athletic wear, and traditional Japanese garments like 袖なし羽織 (a sleeveless haori).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 袖なしのシャツ: sleeveless shirt
- 袖なしのワンピース: sleeveless dress
- 袖なしのトップス: sleeveless top
- 袖なしの服: sleeveless clothing
SIMILAR WORDS:
- ノースリーブ: sleeveless — an English-based loanword, especially common in fashion contexts for women's clothing.
- タンクトップ: tank top — specific style of sleeveless shirt with narrow shoulder straps.
- ベスト: vest — sleeveless outer garment worn over a shirt.
RELATED TERMS:
- 袖: sleeve
- 半袖: short sleeves
- 長袖: long sleeves