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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

godless

/ˈɡɒdləs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables
god-less
IPA
/ˈɡɒdləs/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not acknowledging any deity or god; without belief in any deity or god.

adj

Evil, wicked, worldly.

Derogatory; Slang

Etymology

From god + -less. Compare Saterland Frisian godloos (“godless”), West Frisian goddeleas (“godless; wicked”), Dutch goddeloos (“godless; wicked”), German Low German gottlos (“godless”), German gottlos (“godless”), Danish gudløse (“godless”), Swedish gudlös (“godless; ungodly”), Icelandic guðlaus (“godless”), Gothic 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃 (gudalaus, “godless”).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Religion.

Inflected Forms

more godless (comparative) most godless (superlative) god-less (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

godlessness godlessly

Synonyms

agnostic atheistic blasphemous graceless impious infidel iniquitous irreligious

Rhymes With

irregardless rodless sodless

Questions

How do you pronounce godless?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɒdləs/.
What does godless mean?
Not acknowledging any deity or god; without belief in any deity or god.
Where does godless come from?
From god + -less. Compare Saterland Frisian godloos (“godless”), West Frisian goddeleas (“godless; wicked”), Dutch goddeloos (“godless; wicked”), German Low German gottlos (“godless”), German gottlos (“godless”), Danish gudløse (“godless”), Swedish gudlös (“godless; ungodly”), Icelandic guðlaus (“godless”), Gothic 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃 (gudalaus, “godless”).

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