Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hitless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.04 in modern English

Syllables: hit-less
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without any successful songs.

adj

Having failed to make any base hits over a period of time, usually one game.

adj

Having no hits over a period of time, usually part of one game.

adj

Completed without taking damage (getting hit).

Example Sentences

"While she was hitless herself, Denise produced R & B hits like Bill Coday's "Get Your Lie Straight" and the Sequins' "Hey Romeo.""
"Jones is hitless in the last four games."
"The team is hitless since the third inning."
"You get an achievement for pulling off a hitless first area."

Etymology

Etymology tree English hit Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English hitless From hit + -less.

Derived Forms

hitlessness

Synonyms

scoreless goalless pointless

Questions

What does hitless mean?: Without any successful songs.
Where does hitless come from?: Etymology tree English hit Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English hitless From hit + -less.

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