Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

butterless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: but-ter-less
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without butter.

Example Sentences

"The punishments for negligence were varied and made as far as possible to suit the case of the delinquent, a butterless, gravyless or syrupless breakfast being the usual consequence of failure to be up in time."

Etymology

From butter + -less.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: butter

Derived Forms

butterlessness

Questions

What does butterless mean?: Without butter.
Where does butterless come from?: From butter + -less.

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