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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

finless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables
fin-less
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lacking a fin or fins; without fins.

Etymology

Etymology tree English fin 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 finless From fin + -less.

Derived Forms

finlessness

Phrases

finless porpoise finless sole

Questions

What does finless mean?
Lacking a fin or fins; without fins.
Where does finless come from?
Etymology tree English fin 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 finless From fin + -less.

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