Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shirtlessness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: shirt-less-ness
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Absence of shirts.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"An organizational crisis erupted, which resulted in reverting to a ban on all shirtlessness. Outraged, six gay men flouted the policy, arguing that shirtlessness was a question of liberation[…]"

Etymology

From shirtless + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: shirtless

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does shirtlessness mean?: Absence of shirts.
Where does shirtlessness come from?: From shirtless + -ness.

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