Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

keyless

/kˈiləs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English

Syllables: key-less
IPA: /kˈiləs/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lacking or not requiring a key.

Example Sentences

"Today’s keyless models use a fob — the small remote control device that most modern cars use to lock and unlock doors — but it performs the additional duty of sending a signal to the ignition."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *kaiju Old English cǣġ Middle English keye English key 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 keyless From key + -less.

Derived Forms

keylessness

Phrases

remote keyless entry

Rhymes With

treeless

Questions

How do you pronounce keyless?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈiləs/.
What does keyless mean?: Lacking or not requiring a key.
Where does keyless come from?: Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *kaiju Old English cǣġ Middle English keye English key 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 keyless From key + -less.

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