Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scaleless

/ˈskeɪl.ləs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.47 in modern English

Syllables: scale-less
IPA: /ˈskeɪl.ləs/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lacking anything to give a sense of scale; not having a reference for size.

adj

Of a surface: free from deposits of scale.

adj

Not having scales.

adj

Without using a set of scales.

Example Sentences

"There are also some surprises such as Eurotamandua, a scaleless pangolin that looks astonishingly like a South American anteater."
"scaleless dieting"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *skend-der. Proto-Indo-European *(s)kn̥d-sleh₂ Proto-Italic *skand-slā Latin scālabor. Middle English scale English scale 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 scaleless From scale + -less.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈskeɪl.ləs/

Derived Forms

scalelessness

Phrases

scaleless dragonfish

Synonyms

esquamulose

Antonyms

scaly squamulose

Questions

How do you pronounce scaleless?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈskeɪl.ləs/.
What does scaleless mean?: Lacking anything to give a sense of scale; not having a reference for size.
Where does scaleless come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *skend-der. Proto-Indo-European *(s)kn̥d-sleh₂ Proto-Italic *skand-slā Latin scālabor. Middle English scale English scale 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 scaleless From scale + -less.

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