Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hurtless

/ˈhəːtləs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hurt-less
IPA: /ˈhəːtləs/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not causing hurt; harmless.

adj

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Blaming of Fortune, which such troubles threw, / And ioyd to make proofe of her crueltie / On gentle Dame, so hurtlesse, and so trew [...]."
"[…] to live as normally as possible while making every effort to learn to live the hurtless, kindly and unselfish life […]"

Etymology

From Middle English hurtlees, hurtles (“unhurt”), equivalent to hurt + -less.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: hurtlees,hurtles
Suffix: hurt

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈhəːtləs/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more hurtless (comparative) most hurtless (superlative)

Derived Forms

hurtlessly hurtlessness

Questions

How do you pronounce hurtless?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhəːtləs/.
What does hurtless mean?: Not causing hurt; harmless.
Where does hurtless come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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