Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

earless

/ɪɹləs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.47 in modern English

Syllables
ear-less
IPA
/ɪɹləs/
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lacking ears.

noun

A countess (a female holder of an earldom or the wife of an earl).

noun

Alternative letter-case form of earless (female earl)

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Etymology

Etymology tree English ear 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 earless From ear + -less.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɪɹləs/
  • British English: /ɪə̯ləs/

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Questions

How do you pronounce earless?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪɹləs/.
What does earless mean?
Lacking ears.
Where does earless come from?
Etymology tree English ear 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 earless From ear + -less.

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