Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

guiltless

/ˈɡɪltləs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables: guilt-less
IPA: /ˈɡɪltləs/

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Free from guilt; innocent.

adj

Without experience or trial; unacquainted (with).

adj

Not encumbered with; free from.

Humorous

Example Sentences

"Their spears, wommeras, and boomerangs are guiltless of ornamentation, and save in a very few instances no idea of art seems to belong to the race."

Etymology

From Middle English giltles, gultles, gyltles, from Old English *gyltlēas, equivalent to guilt + -less. Compare Old English sċyldlēas (“guiltless”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: giltles, *gyltlēas
Suffix: guilt

Usage

Humorous

Inflected Forms

more guiltless (comparative) most guiltless (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

guiltlessly guiltlessness

Synonyms

blameless irreprehensible clean clean-handed clean as a hound's tooth clean as a whistle clear dovelike guiltless innocent innocent as the babe unborn innocent as the child unborn

Questions

How do you pronounce guiltless?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɪltləs/.
What does guiltless mean?: Free from guilt; innocent.
Where does guiltless come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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