Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

benefitless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ben-e-fit-less
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without benefits.

Example Sentences

"In California, my partner and I signed a benefitless domestic partnership registry in 2001, and then, a scant two years later, we were granted a whole lot of separate-but-nearly-equal benefits involving inheritance, medical issues, adoption and state taxation."

Etymology

From benefit + -less.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: benefit

Questions

What does benefitless mean?: Without benefits.
Where does benefitless come from?: From benefit + -less.

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