Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gripless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: grip-less
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lacking a grip.

Example Sentences

"Nothing beats outside basketball with a gripless rubber ball, a chain net, and a bent rim."

Etymology

Etymology tree English grip 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 gripless From grip + -less.

Derived Forms

griplessness

Questions

What does gripless mean?: Lacking a grip.
Where does gripless come from?: Etymology tree English grip 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 gripless From grip + -less.

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