Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

purposeless

/pˈɝpəsləs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables
pur-pose-less
IPA
/pˈɝpəsləs/
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without purpose.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From purpose + -less.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more purposeless (comparative) most purposeless (superlative)

Derived Forms

purposelessly purposelessness

Synonyms

otiose pointless senseless superfluous wasted

Questions

How do you pronounce purposeless?
The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɝpəsləs/.
What does purposeless mean?
Without purpose.
Where does purposeless come from?
From purpose + -less.

How to pronounce purposeless

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