Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

possessionless

/pəˈzɛʃ.ən.ləs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pos-ses-sion-less
IPA
/pəˈzɛʃ.ən.ləs/
16
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without possessions.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English possession 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 possessionless From possession + -less.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /pəˈzɛʃ.ən.ləs/

Inflected Forms

more possessionless (comparative) most possessionless (superlative)

Derived Forms

Questions

How do you pronounce possessionless?
The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈzɛʃ.ən.ləs/.
What does possessionless mean?
Without possessions.
Where does possessionless come from?
Etymology tree English possession 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 possessionless From possession + -less.

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