Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

helmless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: helm-less
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without a helm (steering apparatus of a ship).

Example Sentences

"To Sleep I give my powers away; ⁠My will is bondsman to the dark; ⁠I sit within a helmless bark, And with my heart I muse and say: […]"

Etymology

From helm + -less.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: helm

Derived Forms

helmlessness

Questions

What does helmless mean?: Without a helm (steering apparatus of a ship).
Where does helmless come from?: From helm + -less.

How to pronounce helmless

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