Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

potless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pot-less
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without a pot or pots.

adj

Lacking in funds; without assets; poor.

British usage; Slang

adj

Without marijuana.

Slang

Etymology

Etymology tree English pot 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 potless From pot + -less.

Usage

British usage
Slang

Inflected Forms

more potless (comparative) most potless (superlative)

Derived Forms

potlessness

Phrases

not have a pot to piss in

Frequently Paired Words

not have a pot to piss in

Questions

What does potless mean?: Without a pot or pots.
Where does potless come from?: Etymology tree English pot 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 potless From pot + -less.

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