Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

makeless

/ˈmeɪkləs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: make-less
IPA: /ˈmeɪkləs/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Matchless, without equal, peerless.

Archaic

adj

Without a mate; widowed.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Consider Cyrus in your cruell thought, A makelesse Prince in riches, and in might."
"That which I mentioned of the makeless Bride [translating Italian unica sposa] Of God the Spirit[…]"
"I just peeped into the Mediæval Court, in search of the mummy of a cat[…]a bright-eyed little girl directed me to her ancient feline majesty—a thing shapeless and makeless—done up in that queer old mouldering[…]"
"For, stoode it with the pleasure of his will To marrie me, my fortune is not such, So hard, that I so long should still persist Makelesse alone in wofull widowhood."
"The world will wail thee, like a makeless wife."

Etymology

From Middle English makeles, equivalent to make (“companion, mate, equal, peer”) + -less. Cognate with Danish mageløs (“matchless”), Swedish makalös (“incomparable, peerless, matchless”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: makeles
Suffix: make

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce makeless?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmeɪkləs/.
What does makeless mean?: Matchless, without equal, peerless.
Where does makeless come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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