Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

occupationless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oc-cu-pa-tion-less
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having no occupation; jobless; idle.

Example Sentences

"There are fewer occupationless Englishmen abroad, but there is a fair supply—half-pay officers, consumptives, and mysterious creatures, who have no good reason for being there."

Etymology

From occupation + -less.

Word Breakdown

Root: *keh₂p-
Suffix: occupation

Inflected Forms

more occupationless (comparative) most occupationless (superlative)

Questions

What does occupationless mean?: Having no occupation; jobless; idle.
Where does occupationless come from?: From occupation + -less.

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