Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ownerless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English

Syllables: own-er-less
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having no owner.

Example Sentences

"Except for the animals lowing and bleating and wandering ownerless on the slushy paths there was no one about."

Etymology

From owner + -less.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: owner

Derived Forms

ownerlessness

Synonyms

unowned

Questions

What does ownerless mean?: Having no owner.
Where does ownerless come from?: From owner + -less.

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