Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

resultless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-sult-less
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without result; lacking effect, success or accomplishment; fruitless.

Example Sentences

"The search was resultless. Not only were no bodies or wreckage recovered but no trace was ever found."
"Here in the narrow passage and the pitiless north, perpetual / Betrayals, relentless resultless fighting."

Etymology

Etymology tree English result 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 resultless From result + -less.

Derived Forms

resultlessly resultlessness

Questions

What does resultless mean?: Without result; lacking effect, success or accomplishment; fruitless.
Where does resultless come from?: Etymology tree English result 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 resultless From result + -less.

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