earless UK /ɪə̯ləs/US /ɪɹləs/adjective 1/ɝlɛs/ noun 1forms 2 adjective1 •Lacking ears.Earless seals are probably more hydrodynamic without ear lobes. earless UK /ɜːlɛs/US /ɝlɛs/ noun1 •(nonstandard) A countess (a female holder of an earldom or the wife of an earl).“And if you had,” he puzzled it out, “you would be the—the Earless of Axminster.” / She gave a delighted gurgle of laughter. / “Countess,” she corrected him. — 1926 formsEarlesses · earlesses