Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

delightless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-light-less
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Void of delight.

Example Sentences

"And Winter oft at eve resumes the breeze, Chills the pale morn, and bids his driving sleets Deform the day delightless"

Etymology

From delight + -less.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: delight

Inflected Forms

more delightless (comparative) most delightless (superlative)

Questions

What does delightless mean?: Void of delight.
Where does delightless come from?: From delight + -less.

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