Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cousinless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cousin-less
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without a cousin.

Example Sentences

"It was very pleasant to find a young, bright, slim, rose-colored kinswoman all ready to recognize consanguinity when one came back from cousinless foreign lands."

Etymology

Etymology tree English cousin 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 cousinless From cousin + -less.

Questions

What does cousinless mean?: Without a cousin.
Where does cousinless come from?: Etymology tree English cousin 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 cousinless From cousin + -less.

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