Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hireless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hire-less
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without recompense, payment or reward.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From hire + -less.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does hireless mean?
Without recompense, payment or reward.
Where does hireless come from?
From hire + -less.

How to pronounce hireless

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