Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maskless

/ˈmæskləs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English

Syllables: mask-less
IPA: /ˈmæskləs/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without a mask; lacking a mask or masks.

Example Sentences

"“One-way masking works,” Dr. Amesh Adalja, an infectious-disease specialist at Johns Hopkins University, said. When he is treating tuberculosis patients, they are typically maskless, and he wears an N95 mask to protect himself."

Etymology

Etymology tree English mask 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 maskless From mask + -less.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmæskləs/

Derived Forms

masklessness

Synonyms

unmasked

Antonyms

masked

Questions

How do you pronounce maskless?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmæskləs/.
What does maskless mean?: Without a mask; lacking a mask or masks.
Where does maskless come from?: Etymology tree English mask 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 maskless From mask + -less.

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