Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

partnerless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
part-ner-less
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without a partner.

Etymology

Etymology tree English partner 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 partnerless From partner + -less.

Derived Forms

Questions

What does partnerless mean?
Without a partner.
Where does partnerless come from?
Etymology tree English partner 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 partnerless From partner + -less.

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