flightless

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

incapable of flying

Adj

Unable to fly.
Describing kinds of birds that normally cannot fly, such as the penguin, ostrich, and emu.
Unable to fly.
Describing an individual bird that normally would be able to fly but in this case cannot, such as an injured sparrow.
Unable to fly.
Suddenly deprived of a scheduled (airline) flight by its cancellation.

Origin / Etymology

From flight + -less.

Synonyms

nonflying, nonvolant

Antonyms

flying, volant

Scrabble Score: 17

flightless is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
flightless is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
flightless is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

flightless is a valid Words With Friends word