Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

greaseless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
grease-less
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without fats or oils.

adj

Not feeling greasy to the touch; not leaving a non-water-soluble residue.

adj

Not requiring separate lubricant.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin crassus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Vulgar Latin *crassia Anglo-Norman grecebor. Middle English grece English grease 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 greaseless From grease + -less.

Inflected Forms

more greaseless (comparative) most greaseless (superlative)

Derived Forms

greaselessness

Questions

What does greaseless mean?
Without fats or oils.
Where does greaseless come from?
Etymology tree Latin crassus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Vulgar Latin *crassia Anglo-Norman grecebor. Middle English grece English grease 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 greaseless From grease + -less.

How to pronounce greaseless

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