Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dreadless

/ˈdɹɛdləs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dread-less
IPA: /ˈdɹɛdləs/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Feeling no dread or fear; unafraid.

adj

Exempt from danger which causes dread; secure.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"So doubly is distrest twixt ioy and cares / The dreadlesse courage of this Elfin knight, / Hauing escapt so sad ensamples in his sight."
"And to make shew of his dreadlesse magnanimitie, having caused a pan of burning coales to be brought, he saw and suffred his right arme[…]to be parched and wel-nigh rosted-off[…]."
"Safe in his dreadless den."

Etymology

From Middle English dredles, dredeles, equivalent to dread + -less.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: dredles
Suffix: dread

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈdɹɛdləs/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more dreadless (comparative) most dreadless (superlative)

Derived Forms

dreadlessly dreadlessness

Questions

How do you pronounce dreadless?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɹɛdləs/.
What does dreadless mean?: Feeling no dread or fear; unafraid.
Where does dreadless come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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