Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

moveless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: move-less
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

adj

Example Sentences

"Not a single cloud mars the flawless azure; / Not a shadow moves o'er the moveless crops; […]"
"The trooper had dipped into the scrub and now came out of it, pushing his horse along at a smart walk, and sitting as moveless in the saddle as destiny in person."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Latin movēre Old Northern French moverbor. Middle English moven English move 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 moveless From move + -less.

Derived Forms

movelessly movelessness

Questions

What does moveless mean?: Motionless.
Where does moveless come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Latin movēre Old Northern French moverbor. Middle English moven English move 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 moveless From move + -less.

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