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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

masterless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English

Syllables
mas-ter-less
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lacking or deprived of a master.

Etymology

From Middle English masterles, maisterles, equivalent to master + -less. Compare Dutch meesterloos (“masterless”), German meisterlos (“masterless”), Icelandic meistaralaus (“masterless”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more masterless (comparative) most masterless (superlative)

Derived Forms

masterlessness

Synonyms

lordless

Questions

What does masterless mean?
Lacking or deprived of a master.
Where does masterless come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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