Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lineless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: line-less
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"Wu, with close-cropped hair and a lineless face, wore a cardigan and a necktie and looked like a truant from boarding school."

Etymology

Etymology tree English line 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 lineless From line + -less.

Derived Forms

linelessness

Questions

What does lineless mean?: Free of lines
Where does lineless come from?: Etymology tree English line 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 lineless From line + -less.

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