Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mightless

/ˈmaɪt.ləs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: might-less
IPA: /ˈmaɪt.ləs/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lacking in might or vigour; powerless; weak.

Example Sentences

"So the mightless Tannenbaum, with two cups of wine in hand, plus a burger, chased Lilly back down as Ezra scooted into the shadows, leaving her to face the mayor all by herself."

Etymology

From Middle English mightles, from Old English mihtlēas, mihtelēas, from Proto-Germanic *mahtilausaz; equivalent to might + -less. Cognate with Scots michtles, Saterland Frisian machtloos, West Frisian machteleas, Dutch machteloos, German Low German machtlos, German machtlos, Swedish maktlös, Icelandic máttlaus.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: mightles, mihtlēas, *mahtilausaz
Suffix: might

Inflected Forms

more mightless (comparative) most mightless (superlative)

Derived Forms

mightlessness

Antonyms

mightful

Questions

How do you pronounce mightless?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmaɪt.ləs/.
What does mightless mean?: Lacking in might or vigour; powerless; weak.
Where does mightless come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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