powerless
/ˈpaʊɚləs/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.49 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
adj
Without electricity or electrical power.
Example Sentences
- "In Sweden, as we saw, the mistletoe which is gathered on Midsummer Eve is attached to the ceiling of the house, the horse's stall or the cow's crib, in the belief that this renders the Troll powerless to injure man and beast."
- "“Imagine the growing regrets, the longing to escape, the powerless disgust, the surrender, the hate.”"
- "It is said that his right arm had grown powerless from having been raised so often over the heads of those whom he baptized."
- "One thing is clear: after the first accident had occurred, the enginemen on the down express were powerless to avoid the second collision."
- "Tilling my own grave to keep me level Jam another dragon down the hole Digging to the rhythm and the echo of a solitary siren One that pushes me along and leaves me so Desperate and ravenous I'm so weak and powerless Over you"
- "Frank desperately wanted to help. To do something. Anything. But he was powerless to stop what was about to happen."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: pouerles
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpaʊɚləs/
- British English: /ˈpaʊələs/
Inflected Forms
more powerless (comparative)
most powerless (superlative)
powerlesse (alternative)