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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heelless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
heel-less
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without a heel.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle English hele English heel 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 heelless From heel + -less.

Derived Forms

heellessness

Questions

What does heelless mean?
Without a heel.
Where does heelless come from?
Etymology tree Middle English hele English heel 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 heelless From heel + -less.

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