Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rayless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ray-less
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

adj

Lightless, gloomy.

adj

Lacking florets.

Example Sentences

"Trudging onward at the last lights of evening, when a rayless night of unabating rain is creeping on."

Etymology

Etymology tree English ray 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 rayless From ray + -less.

Derived Forms

raylessness

Questions

What does rayless mean?: Lacking rays.
Where does rayless come from?: Etymology tree English ray 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 rayless From ray + -less.

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