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silkless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
silk-less
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lacking silk.

Etymology

Etymology tree English silk 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 silkless From silk + -less.

Derived Forms

silklessness

Questions

What does silkless mean?
Lacking silk.
Where does silkless come from?
Etymology tree English silk 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 silkless From silk + -less.

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