Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

governmentless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gov-ern-ment-less
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without a government.

Example Sentences

"In the past few months, a new axis of conflict has opened up in Somalia, an essentially governmentless nation ripped apart by rival clans since 1991."

Etymology

From government + -less.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: government

Derived Forms

governmentlessness

Questions

What does governmentless mean?: Without a government.
Where does governmentless come from?: From government + -less.

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