Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

petalless

/ˈpɛt.əl.ləs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: petal-less
IPA: /ˈpɛt.əl.ləs/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lacking petals.

Etymology

Etymology tree English petal 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 petalless From petal + -less.

Synonyms

apetalous

Antonyms

petalous petalsome

Questions

How do you pronounce petalless?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɛt.əl.ləs/.
What does petalless mean?: Lacking petals.
Where does petalless come from?: Etymology tree English petal 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 petalless From petal + -less.

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