Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stringless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables: string-less
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without string.

adj

Without a hard fibrous strand running the length of one side of the pod.

Example Sentences

"A stringless guitar is about as useful as a chocolate teapot."
"a stringless variety of green beans"

Etymology

Etymology tree English string 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 stringless From string + -less.

Derived Forms

stringlessness

Phrases

stringless bean

Questions

What does stringless mean?: Without string.
Where does stringless come from?: Etymology tree English string 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 stringless From string + -less.

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