Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bowless

/ˈbəʊləs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bow-less
IPA: /ˈbəʊləs/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without a bow.

Example Sentences

"his bowless cello player, playing inaudible music and surrounded by objects relating to taste and smell and books that invite the viewer to enter other times and places"

Etymology

From bow + -less.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: bow

Homonyms

bolus

Questions

How do you pronounce bowless?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbəʊləs/.
What does bowless mean?: Without a bow.
Where does bowless come from?: From bow + -less.

How to pronounce bowless

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