Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

loverless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lover-less
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without a lover.

Example Sentences

"Loverless and inexpectant of love, I was as safe from spies in my heart-poverty, as the beggar from thieves in his destitution of purse."
"1902-1905, Bliss Carman, The Pipes of Pan Forlorn and loverless as the wild sea, / Long have I lain alone, longing for thee […]"

Etymology

Etymology tree English lover 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 loverless From lover + -less.

Synonyms

celibate single

Questions

What does loverless mean?: Without a lover.
Where does loverless come from?: Etymology tree English lover 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 loverless From lover + -less.

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