Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

friendless

/ˈfrɛndləs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.49 in modern English

Syllables: friend-less
IPA: /ˈfrɛndləs/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without friends (without a friend).

Example Sentences

"friendless homebody"
"Someone is friendless and cannot find their way / So I'll keep my light in my window / I want to be there to help restore their faith / So I'll keep my light in my window"
"While Conservative and Labour MPs instinctively had deep political differences, they were united in the cold view that at the end of the 1950s, Britain's railways were friendless and almost finished."

Etymology

From Middle English frendles, from Old English frēondlēas. By surface analysis, friend + -less.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: frendles, frēondlēas

Derived Forms

friendlessly friendlessness

Frequently Paired Words

enemylessness

Synonyms

outcast

Antonyms

enemyless

Questions

How do you pronounce friendless?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfrɛndləs/.
What does friendless mean?: Without friends (without a friend).
Where does friendless come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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