Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jawless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables: jaw-less
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"Jawless fishes, such as lampreys, often have large and sharp teeth."

Etymology

Etymology tree English jaw 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 jawless From jaw + -less.

Derived Forms

jawlessness

Questions

What does jawless mean?: Lacking a jaw.
Where does jawless come from?: Etymology tree English jaw 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 jawless From jaw + -less.

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