Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

laceless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables: lace-less
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without laces.

Example Sentences

"1856: Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary, Part III Chapter XI, translated by Eleanor Marx-Aveling He suffered, poor man, at seeing her so badly dressed, with laceless boots, and the arm-holes of her pinafore torn down to the hips; for the charwoman took no care of her."

Etymology

Etymology tree English lace 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 laceless From lace + -less.

Questions

What does laceless mean?: Without laces.
Where does laceless come from?: Etymology tree English lace 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 laceless From lace + -less.

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