Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

handholdless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hand-hold-less
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Usually of a man: having never held hands with a member of the opposite sex.

adj

Lacking a handhold ("a projection that one may hold onto for support").

Example Sentences

Etymology

From handhold + -less.

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

Questions

What does handholdless mean?
Usually of a man: having never held hands with a member of the opposite sex.
Where does handholdless come from?
From handhold + -less.

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