Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brushless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables
brush-less
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not requiring the use of a brush.

adj

Not requiring the use of a brush.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰers- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *bʰr̥stís Proto-Germanic *bʰurstís Proto-Germanic *burstiz Frankish *burstibor. Vulgar Latin *brustia Old French broissebor. Middle English brusshe English brush 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 brushless From brush + -less.

Derived Forms

brushlessness

Questions

What does brushless mean?
Not requiring the use of a brush.
Where does brushless come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰers- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *bʰr̥stís Proto-Germanic *bʰurstís Proto-Germanic *burstiz Frankish *burstibor. Vulgar Latin *brustia Old French broissebor. Middle English brusshe English brush 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 brushless From brush + -less.

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