Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

handkerchiefless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hand-ker-chief-less
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without a handkerchief or handkerchieves.

Example Sentences

"The younger children were mere pocket-handkerchiefless brats, whose mission on earth seemed to be to get in the way and have their ears boxed..."
"I saw a million handkerchiefless children. I saw hundreds of villages in which the community handkerchief, modern sanitation, was absolutely unknown."
"...she was brought up in California, and only came to England when her character was formed ; but I never expected to have a handkerchiefless friend."
"A sudden sneeze may soil the hands, especially of a handkerchiefless patient, two minutes after they are washed..."

Etymology

From handkerchief + -less.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: handkerchief

Questions

What does handkerchiefless mean?: Without a handkerchief or handkerchieves.
Where does handkerchiefless come from?: From handkerchief + -less.

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