Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gloriless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: glo-ri-less
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without glory; unglorious

Example Sentences

"Beside the record of His life, the history of Cyrus, the annals of Cæsar, appear mean — gloriless."
"That is precisely where so many of us are-trapped in our own cisterns, stuck in a gloryless life and a gloryless church."

Etymology

From glory + -less.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: glory

Inflected Forms

more gloriless (comparative) most gloriless (superlative) gloryless (alternative)

Synonyms

inglorious unglorified ungloriful fameless gloriless nameless nonfamous obscure renownless unfamous unhonored unglorious

Antonyms

gloriful glorious admired applauded blessed distinguished eminent esteemed feared honoured illustrious priceless

Questions

What does gloriless mean?: Without glory; unglorious
Where does gloriless come from?: From glory + -less.

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