Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

firelessness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fire-less-ness
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The absence of fire.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"When anthropologist James Frazer examined reports of prehistoric firelessness, he found them equally full of fantasy, such as fire being brought by a cockatoo or being tamed after it was discovered in a woman's genitals."

Etymology

From fireless + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: fireless

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does firelessness mean?: The absence of fire.
Where does firelessness come from?: From fireless + -ness.

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