Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

laughterless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
laugh-ter-less
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not laughing; without laughter.

Etymology

Etymology tree English laughter 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 laughterless From laughter + -less.

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Questions

What does laughterless mean?
Not laughing; without laughter.
Where does laughterless come from?
Etymology tree English laughter 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 laughterless From laughter + -less.

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