Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ransomless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ran-som-less
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Incapable of being ransomed; without ransom.

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin redemptiō Old French raençonbor. Middle English raunsoun English ransom 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 ransomless From ransom + -less.

Inflected Forms

more ransomless (comparative) most ransomless (superlative)

Questions

What does ransomless mean?
Incapable of being ransomed; without ransom.
Where does ransomless come from?
Etymology tree Latin redemptiō Old French raençonbor. Middle English raunsoun English ransom 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 ransomless From ransom + -less.

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