Zipperless
/ˈzɪp.ər.ləs/noun
Without a zipper or zippers.
Did you know?Although the base word *zipper* is modern and onomatopoeic, its ending *-less* is an ancient Germanic negation suffix that has been marking lack or absence for over a thousand years.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ne
“negative particle meaning 'not'.”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*-lēsaz
“suffix meaning 'free from, lacking'.”
Old English
OE
-lēas
“'without, lacking, free from'.”
Late 19th Century
English
zip
“A sharp sound; later, to move or close quickly.”
Early 20th Century
English
zipper
“A fastening device named from the sound of its action.”
Modern English
English
zipperless
“Having no zipper.”