Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

roofless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.99 in modern English

Syllables: roof-less
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without a roof, open to the sky.

adj

Having no house or home; unsheltered.

Example Sentences

"Before the tornado we had a dining room with a skylight; after it we had a roofless home with too much ventilation."

Etymology

Etymology tree English roof 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 roofless From roof + -less.

Derived Forms

rooflessness

Synonyms

homeless houseless dispossessed

Questions

What does roofless mean?: Without a roof, open to the sky.
Where does roofless come from?: Etymology tree English roof 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 roofless From roof + -less.

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