Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

effectless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ef-fect-less
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having no effect or advantage.

Example Sentences

"In In a Year of Thirteen Moons the transsexual Elvira makes every attempt to negate her/his will and render her/his-self effectless."

Etymology

Etymology tree English effect 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 effectless From effect + -less.

Inflected Forms

more effectless (comparative) most effectless (superlative)

Derived Forms

effectlessly effectlessness

Questions

What does effectless mean?: Having no effect or advantage.
Where does effectless come from?: Etymology tree English effect 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 effectless From effect + -less.

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