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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clipless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables
cli-p-less
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without a clip or clips.

adj

Having a cleat at the sole which can be easily clipped on or off.

Etymology

From clip + -less. On bicycles, clipless pedals are so called because they do not have toe clips, even though they still have a clip at the bottom of the shoe.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does clipless mean?
Without a clip or clips.
Where does clipless come from?
From clip + -less. On bicycles, clipless pedals are so called because they do not have toe clips, even though they still have a clip at the bottom of the shoe.

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