Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blameless

/blˈeɪmləs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

Syllables: blame-less
IPA: /blˈeɪmləs/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Free from blame; without fault; innocent.

adj

Not meriting blame or censure; undeserving of reproof.

Example Sentences

"And while American Jews do not hold the left blameless, in the age of Trump, we’re a lot more concerned about right-wing anti-Semitism."
"He shall be as now nameles, But he shall not be blameles, Nor he shall not be shameles; For sure he wrought amys, […]"

Etymology

From Middle English blameles, equivalent to blame + -less.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: blameles
Suffix: blame

Inflected Forms

more blameless (comparative) most blameless (superlative)

Derived Forms

blamelessly blamelessness nonblameless

Synonyms

blameless guiltless unblameable sackless clean clean-handed clean as a hound's tooth clean as a whistle clear dovelike innocent innocent as the babe unborn

Rhymes With

shameless nameless aimless

Questions

How do you pronounce blameless?: The recorded pronunciation is /blˈeɪmləs/.
What does blameless mean?: Free from blame; without fault; innocent.
Where does blameless come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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