waterless
/ˈwɔːtə(ɹ)ləs/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The waterless desert can kill in many ways but dehydration is often fastest."
- "Also the Russian lines over which these locomotives run pass through long stretches of waterless country, where the only alternative to hauling additional water-tank wagons is to conserve the water supply by condensing."
- "Contrasting the luxurious life of the foreigners with the overcrowded, fetid, waterless existence of the Arabs."
- "How does a waterless urinal have a drain trap?"
Etymology
From Middle English waterles, waterlees, from Old English wæterlēas (“waterless”), from Proto-Germanic *watōrlausaz, equivalent to water + -less. Cognate with Saterland Frisian woaterloos (“waterless”), West Frisian wetterleas (“waterless”), Dutch waterloos (“waterless”), German wasserlos (“waterless”), Swedish vattenlös (“waterless”), Icelandic vatnslaus (“waterless”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: waterles, wæterlēas, *watōrlausaz