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scentless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables
scent-less
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not having a scent, odorless.

Etymology

Etymology tree English scent 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 scentless From scent + -less.

Synonyms

aromaless inodorate inodorous odourless onodorate scentless

Antonyms

olfactible

Questions

What does scentless mean?
Not having a scent, odorless.
Where does scentless come from?
Etymology tree English scent 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 scentless From scent + -less.

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