Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ladderless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lad-der-less
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without a ladder.

Example Sentences

"The roof was low but she could not clamber up on it ladderless, hauling the long shakes and the nails, the hammer."

Etymology

From ladder + -less.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ladder

Questions

What does ladderless mean?: Without a ladder.
Where does ladderless come from?: From ladder + -less.

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