fledgeless

1. 1.

   (of an arrow) not equipped with feathers

   “shot an unfledged arrow”

   Synonymsunfledgedunvaned

   Similarunfeathered

Questions about fledgeless

What does fledgeless mean?

fledgeless means "(of an arrow) not equipped with feathers".

How many syllables are in fledgeless?

fledgeless has 3 syllables: fled-ge-less. The stress falls on "fled".

What is another word for fledgeless?

Close synonyms include unfledged, unvaned. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is fledgeless a common word?

fledgeless is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.