Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

noseless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables
nose-less
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lacking a nose.

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Etymology

From Middle English noseles, equivalent to nose + -less. Compare Dutch neusloos (“noseless”), German nasenlos (“noseless”), Danish næseløs (“noseless”), Swedish näslös (“noseless”).

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Questions

What does noseless mean?
Lacking a nose.
Where does noseless come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce noseless

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