Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

smokeless

/smˈoʊkləs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables
smoke-less
IPA
/smˈoʊkləs/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without smoke.

adj

Of a gun, that does not produce smoke when fired.

adj

Of tobacco, to be consumed through methods other than smoking.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English smoke 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 smokeless From smoke + -less.

Derived Forms

smokelessly smokelessness

Phrases

smokeless powder smokeless zone

Questions

How do you pronounce smokeless?
The recorded pronunciation is /smˈoʊkləs/.
What does smokeless mean?
Without smoke.
Where does smokeless come from?
Etymology tree English smoke 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 smokeless From smoke + -less.

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