Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dowless

/dˈaʊləs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dow-less
IPA: /dˈaʊləs/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Feeble; lacking spirit or activity; shiftless.

name

Etymology

From dow + -less.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: dow

Inflected Forms

more dowless (comparative) most dowless (superlative) doless (alternative) Dowlesses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

dow

Questions

How do you pronounce dowless?: The recorded pronunciation is /dˈaʊləs/.
What does dowless mean?: Feeble; lacking spirit or activity; shiftless.
Where does dowless come from?: From dow + -less.

How to pronounce dowless

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