Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alertless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: alert-less
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Synonym of unalert.

adj

Without an alert.

Example Sentences

"Once in a while some attorney is found who does not realize his social responsibility to the community, who rants and wails about furnishing legal aid to the poor, but he is of the negative, inactive, alertless kind."
"Before darkness fell, great dock fires were raging in the East End of London and this was followed by 247 planes bombing indiscriminately until near dawn. London was not to have another alertless night until 3 November."

Etymology

From alert + -less.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: alert

Inflected Forms

more alertless (comparative) most alertless (superlative)

Synonyms

unalert

Questions

What does alertless mean?: Synonym of unalert.
Where does alertless come from?: From alert + -less.

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