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gainless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gain-less
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not producing gain; not bringing advantage; unprofitable.

Etymology

Etymology tree English gain 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 gainless From gain + -less.

Inflected Forms

more gainless (comparative) most gainless (superlative)

Derived Forms

gainlessly gainlessness

Questions

What does gainless mean?
Not producing gain; not bringing advantage; unprofitable.
Where does gainless come from?
Etymology tree English gain 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 gainless From gain + -less.

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