Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lesses

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
less-es
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

animal dung

Archaic

noun

lessees.

Obsolete

Etymology

From French laissées, from laisser (“to leave”). See lease (transitive verb).

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Questions

What does lesses mean?
animal dung
Where does lesses come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce lesses

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