Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skateless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: skate-less
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without skates.

Example Sentences

"On a Wednesday night after a typical performance, featuring a flying Pegasus and a romance with a hunky mortal, Ms. Butler stood skateless (and leg-warmer-less) in a black strapless cocktail dress and black sandals that added two inches to her slight 5-foot-2 frame."

Etymology

From skate + -less.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: skate

Questions

What does skateless mean?: Without skates.
Where does skateless come from?: From skate + -less.

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