Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

massless

/ˈmæs.ləs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables: mass-less
IPA: /ˈmæs.ləs/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having no mass.

Example Sentences

"The photon is a massless particle."
"On the other hand, Pauli had just proposed a massless, chargeless, colorless, flavorless particle whose sole reason for existence was to preserve the principle of momentum conservation."

Etymology

Etymology tree English mass 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 massless From mass + -less.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmæs.ləs/

Derived Forms

masslessness

Antonyms

massive

Rhymes With

classless gasless

Questions

How do you pronounce massless?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmæs.ləs/.
What does massless mean?: Having no mass.
Where does massless come from?: Etymology tree English mass 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 massless From mass + -less.

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