Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

knickerless

/ˈnɪkə(ɹ)ləs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
knick-er-less
IPA
/ˈnɪkə(ɹ)ləs/
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not wearing any knickers; without underwear.

Etymology

Etymology tree English knicker 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 knickerless From knicker + -less.

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How do you pronounce knickerless?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnɪkə(ɹ)ləs/.
What does knickerless mean?
Not wearing any knickers; without underwear.
Where does knickerless come from?
Etymology tree English knicker 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 knickerless From knicker + -less.

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