Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shepherdless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
shep-herd-less
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lacking a shepherd.

Etymology

From shepherd + -less.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more shepherdless (comparative) most shepherdless (superlative)

Derived Forms

shepherdlessness

Phrases

shepherdless pie

Questions

What does shepherdless mean?
Lacking a shepherd.
Where does shepherdless come from?
From shepherd + -less.

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