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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pluckless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pluck-less
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without pluck; timid; faint-hearted.

Etymology

From pluck + -less.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more pluckless (comparative) most pluckless (superlative)

Derived Forms

plucklessness

Synonyms

unplucky

Questions

What does pluckless mean?
Without pluck; timid; faint-hearted.
Where does pluckless come from?
From pluck + -less.

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