What are fingerless gloves called?

Question

Is there a name for the fingerless gloves skateboarders, ect wear? Or are they just called fingerless gloves?

Answer 1

Technically, in 'British English', a "mitten" has two divisions - one for the thumb and one for the other four fingers. And the second division covers them, not leaving them exposed.

But it does have a 'diminutive' meaning which is "mitt".

A "mitt" is, "a woman's glove covering part of the arm, the hand, and sometimes part of the fingers".
(A further definition is marked as 'US' - "Baseball - a padded glove worn for protection." As I recall, a 'catcher's mitt' has spaces for all five fingers, even if they are all covered.)

So, in the "Queen's English", it should be called a "mitt", not a "mitten".

If you were being technical, I suppose that's the word;- "Mitt" for one, "mitts" for a pair.

But, here in New Zealand (still mainly using "British English"), we market them as "fingerless gloves".
[But I did see them on sale once as "fingerless mittens", just to confuse the issue!]

Answer 2

Fingerless gloves are gloves without fingers.

There is also wrist warmers which cover the wrist. They may or may not extend to the hand and may or may not have a thumb hole.

Fingerless wrist warmers go a little high up than gloves do but have holes for all of the fingers.

There's armwarmers which cover half the arm, usually from the elbow to the thumb and may or may not have a hole for the thumb. When they have slots for the rest of the fingers then they're called fingerless armwarmers.

To the person above me...Mittens cover your whole hand and are more like a sock. The thumb is the only finger left seperate than the other 4. But they're all covered. Fingerless is when the fingers are not covered and the cloth stops inbetween the knuckle and first joint of the finger.

Answer 3

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What are fingerless gloves called?
Is there a name for the fingerless gloves skateboarders, ect wear? Or are they just called fingerless gloves?

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Answer 5

I think just "fingerless gloves"

Answer 6

Weightlifting gloves come lika that, but with padding in the palm. Or you just cut regular gloves to look that way.

Answer 7

just fingerless gloves.

Answer 8

Sometimes known as Bicycling, Biker, or sports gloves.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

Mitts.