Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lucklessness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
luck-less-ness
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or condition of being luckless.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English luckless Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English lucklessness From luckless + -ness.

Usage

Questions

What does lucklessness mean?
The state or condition of being luckless.
Where does lucklessness come from?
Etymology tree English luckless Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English lucklessness From luckless + -ness.

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