Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bladeless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables: blade-less
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having no blade

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-der. Proto-Germanic *bladą Proto-West Germanic *blad Old English blæd Middle English bladder. Middle English blade English blade 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 bladeless From blade + -less.

Derived Forms

bladelessness

Questions

What does bladeless mean?: Having no blade
Where does bladeless come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-der. Proto-Germanic *bladą Proto-West Germanic *blad Old English blæd Middle English bladder. Middle English blade English blade 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 bladeless From blade + -less.

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