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goalless

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables
goal-less
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Devoid of goals; ambitionless.

adj

Without goals; in which no goals have been scored; having scored no goals.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English goal 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 goalless From goal + -less.

Derived Forms

goallessly goallessness

Frequently Paired Words

scoreless

Synonyms

scoreless hitless pointless

Questions

What does goalless mean?
Devoid of goals; ambitionless.
Where does goalless come from?
Etymology tree English goal 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 goalless From goal + -less.

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