Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

companionless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: com-pan-ion-less
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without a companion; friendless, alone.

Example Sentences

"When he got abroad at last he was hardly grateful that he had been spared, remembering how lonely was his estate, how companionless and forlorn he was."

Etymology

From companion + -less.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: companion

Derived Forms

companionlessness

Questions

What does companionless mean?: Without a companion; friendless, alone.
Where does companionless come from?: From companion + -less.

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