landless
/lˈændləs/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Not containing any land.
Example Sentences
- "The landless younger sons of the gentry often entered the military as the only way to make a living."
- "The landless flock to the cities seeking jobs."
- "By the mid-19th century, the typical village was sharply divided between the landowning class and the landless, voteless and largely illiterate labourers."
- "We set sail toward the landless horizon."
Etymology
From Middle English londlees, from Old English landlēas, equivalent to land + -less. Cognate with Dutch landeloos (“landless”), German landlos (“landless”), Icelandic landlaus (“landless”).