Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sleeveless errand

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.66 in modern English

Syllables: sleeve-less er-rand
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of fool's errand.

Example Sentences

"[…] I would faine ſee them meet; that that ſame yong Troian aſſe, that loues the whore there, might ſend that Greekiſh whore-maiſterly villaine, with the Sleeue, backe to the diſſembling luxurious drabe, of a ſleeueleſſe errant."
"No ſir, I intend to ſend you of a ſleeveleſſe errand; […]"
"[…] It was in vain that I urged that this would be but a sleeveless errand, arguing that I could not fight men of straw, that these our composers had no real standing in the concert halls, and that pushing them over would be an easy exercise for a child of ten."

Inflected Forms

sleeveless errands (plural)

Synonyms

fool's errand

Questions

What does sleeveless errand mean?: Synonym of fool's errand.

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