Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shoelessness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: shoe-less-ness
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Lack of shoes, or the condition of not wearing them.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Shoelessness during worship has been until recently the practice of several Eastern Jewish communities."

Etymology

From shoeless + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: shoeless

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does shoelessness mean?: Lack of shoes, or the condition of not wearing them.
Where does shoelessness come from?: From shoeless + -ness.

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