Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brakeless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables: brake-less
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without brakes (device used to slow or stop a vehicle).

Example Sentences

"And if you blinked, well, you would have missed the point: ridiculously fast, brakeless, fixed-gear bike racing."

Etymology

From brake + -less.

Derived Forms

brakelessness

Questions

What does brakeless mean?: Without brakes (device used to slow or stop a vehicle).
Where does brakeless come from?: From brake + -less.

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