Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hipless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hip-less
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without hips.

Example Sentences

"Even if you don’t follow fashion, you’ve no doubt seen the armies of young women in shrunken blazers, hipless trousers and blocky orthopedic-friendly footwear — that’s Mr. Ghesquiere’s doing."

Etymology

From hip + -less.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: hip

Derived Forms

hiplessness

Questions

What does hipless mean?: Without hips.
Where does hipless come from?: From hip + -less.

How to pronounce hipless

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