Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beginningless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.32 in modern English

Syllables: be-gin-ning-less
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Incomplete for lack of a beginning.

adj

Eternal; uncreated; having always existed.

Example Sentences

"But besides this imperfect beginningless story, entitled "William Montgomery," we find in the volume another, of which the title-page gives no hint."
"Backwards, it spreads to the beginningless beginning. Forwards, it spreads to the endless end. We are always in the middle."
"Beginningless time is one of those concepts which, in our human state, we find difficult to comprehend."

Etymology

Etymology tree English beginning 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 beginningless From beginning + -less.

Derived Forms

beginninglessness

Frequently Paired Words

endless

Synonyms

beginningless unbeginning unbegun uncreated

Antonyms

initial natal

Questions

What does beginningless mean?: Incomplete for lack of a beginning.
Where does beginningless come from?: Etymology tree English beginning 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 beginningless From beginning + -less.

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