Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

barbless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables: bar-b-less
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lacking a barb.

adj

Of a feather, lacking barbs.

Example Sentences

"We used barbless fishhooks in the catch-and-release stream, in order to minimize harm to the fish."

Etymology

Etymology tree English barb 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 barbless From barb + -less.

Derived Forms

barblessness

Questions

What does barbless mean?: Lacking a barb.
Where does barbless come from?: Etymology tree English barb 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 barbless From barb + -less.

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