Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pathless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables: path-less
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without a path or trail.

adj

Example Sentences

"It was an old and pathless forest, and you could not keep anything like a straight course in it."

Etymology

Etymology tree English path 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 pathless From path + -less.

Inflected Forms

more pathless (comparative) most pathless (superlative)

Derived Forms

pathlessness

Synonyms

trackless uncharted unknown virgin roadless untracked untrod untrodden

Questions

What does pathless mean?: Without a path or trail.
Where does pathless come from?: Etymology tree English path 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 pathless From path + -less.

How to pronounce pathless

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “pathless”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “pathless”.
Repeat and practice — Say “pathless” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.