Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maneless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mane-less
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without a mane.

Example Sentences

"The scientists had partly suspected that the maneless males were adolescents mistaken for adults by amateur observers."

Etymology

Etymology tree English mane 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 maneless From mane + -less.

Derived Forms

manelessness

Synonyms

unmaned

Questions

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

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