Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rimless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.99 in modern English

Syllables: rim-less
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

adj

Not touching the rim of the basket while passing through it.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: (sometimes synonymous) brimless, lipless, ledgeless"
"rimless glasses"
"1949, Raymond Chandler, The Little Sister She was a small, neat, rather prissy-looking girl with primly smooth brown hair and rimless glasses […]"
"Took aim and scored, a sure, rimless basket."

Etymology

Etymology tree Old English rima Middle English rim English rim 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 rimless From rim + -less.

Derived Forms

rimlessness

Synonyms

brimless lipless ledgeless

Questions

What does rimless mean?: Lacking a rim.
Where does rimless come from?: Etymology tree Old English rima Middle English rim English rim 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 rimless From rim + -less.

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