Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

washless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wash-less
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without a wash, or an act of washing.

adj

That does not involve washing.

adj

That does not need to be washed.

Example Sentences

"Seventy soapless, washless days."
"Beautiful women never use soap and water on their faces, since they find they can secure and retain complexions of sparkling beauty by the new washless method — the method that cleans out the clogged pores and keeps them clean."
"There are now washless dishes, painless razors, painless shoes, painless corsets, prepared soups, painless photographs (it used to give you a stiff neck for three days to have your picture taken)[…]"

Etymology

From wash + -less.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: wash

Questions

What does washless mean?: Without a wash, or an act of washing.
Where does washless come from?: From wash + -less.

How to pronounce washless

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