Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tangless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tan-g-less
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without a tang (projecting part of an object for securing it).

adj

Without tang (other meanings)

Example Sentences

"Sandars identifies two varieties, tanged and tangless. The blades with tangs or short “necks,” where the handles are attached with two rivets, seem to be more common in LM III Crete."

Etymology

From tang + -less.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: tang

Questions

What does tangless mean?: Without a tang (projecting part of an object for securing it).
Where does tangless come from?: From tang + -less.

How to pronounce tangless

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