Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

governless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gov-ern-less
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without government; ungoverned; anarchic.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From govern + -less.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does governless mean?
Without government; ungoverned; anarchic.
Where does governless come from?
From govern + -less.

How to pronounce governless

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