Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mateless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mate-less
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without a mate.

Example Sentences

"That he did not glory, however, in his mateless solitude, but rather, like a true knight, longed for the first opportunity pour faire le gallant, vis-à-vis de sa maitresse, is pleasantly testified in the letter that is now subjoined."

Etymology

From mate + -less.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: mate

Derived Forms

matelessness

Questions

What does mateless mean?: Without a mate.
Where does mateless come from?: From mate + -less.

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