Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gestureless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ges-ture-less
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without the use of gesture.

Example Sentences

"No one else was wagging and waving in that way: a gestureless mute telegraphy seemed to pass between the other boxes."

Etymology

From gesture + -less.

Word Breakdown

Root: *h₂eǵ-
Suffix: gesture

Derived Forms

gesturelessness

Questions

What does gestureless mean?: Without the use of gesture.
Where does gestureless come from?: From gesture + -less.

How to pronounce gestureless

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “gestureless”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “gestureless”.
Repeat and practice — Say “gestureless” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.