Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spiritless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables
spir-it-less
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lacking energy, drive, motivation or emotion. Enervated.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys-der.? Latin spīrō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin spīritus Old French espiritbor. Middle English spirit English spirit 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 spiritless From spirit + -less.

Inflected Forms

more spiritless (comparative) most spiritless (superlative)

Derived Forms

spiritlessly spiritlessness

Synonyms

languid low-spirited adiaphroistic apathetic apathistical blasé blithe deaf cool shiftless dispassionate dull

Questions

What does spiritless mean?
Lacking energy, drive, motivation or emotion. Enervated.
Where does spiritless come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys-der.? Latin spīrō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin spīritus Old French espiritbor. Middle English spirit English spirit 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 spiritless From spirit + -less.

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