Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quenchless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: quench-less
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That cannot be quenched; unquenchable.

Example Sentences

"To quell the ragings of his Father's ire, / And save a guilty world from quenchless fire!"

Etymology

Etymology tree English quench 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 quenchless From quench + -less.

Inflected Forms

more quenchless (comparative) most quenchless (superlative)

Derived Forms

quenchlessly quenchlessness

Synonyms

unquenchable

Questions

What does quenchless mean?: That cannot be quenched; unquenchable.
Where does quenchless come from?: Etymology tree English quench 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 quenchless From quench + -less.

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