Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

goodless

/ˈɡʊdləs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
good-less
IPA
/ˈɡʊdləs/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without goods or property; destitute.

adj

Worthless.

adj

Lacking or devoid of good or goodness.

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Etymology

From Middle English goodles (“poor, without goods or property”), from Old English gōdlēas (“without good, miserable, bad, evil”), equivalent to good + -less.

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How do you pronounce goodless?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡʊdləs/.
What does goodless mean?
Without goods or property; destitute.
Where does goodless come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce goodless

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