Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

abashless

/əˈbæʃ.ləs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: abash-less
IPA: /əˈbæʃ.ləs/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not disconcerted or embarrassed; not concealed; not eliciting shame.

Literary

Example Sentences

"Nor wanted words as ready and as big As the part he played, the bold abashless one."
"I had endured through watches of the dark The abashless inquisition of each star,"
"Where every bird is bold to go / And bees abashless play, / The foreigner before he knocks / Must thrust the tears away."
"a place created for and by voluptuousness, the abashless and unabashed senses"

Etymology

Etymology tree English abash 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 abashless From abash + -less.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈbæʃ.ləs/
British English: /əˈbæʃ.lɪs/

Usage

Literary

Inflected Forms

more abashless (comparative) most abashless (superlative)

Derived Forms

abashlessly

Synonyms

unabashed barefaced brazen shameless unblushing unshrinking

Questions

How do you pronounce abashless?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈbæʃ.ləs/.
What does abashless mean?: Not disconcerted or embarrassed; not concealed; not eliciting shame.
Where does abashless come from?: Etymology tree English abash 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 abashless From abash + -less.

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