Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

referentless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ref-er-ent-less
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without a referent.

Example Sentences

"In our criticism of referentless scientific nouns, like force and utility, we have gone far beyond the orthodox logical positivist position."

Etymology

From referent + -less.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: referent

Derived Forms

referentlessness

Questions

What does referentless mean?: Without a referent.
Where does referentless come from?: From referent + -less.

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