Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sockless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables: sock-less
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without socks; not wearing socks.

Example Sentences

"The village was full of sockless children."

Etymology

Etymology tree English sock 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 sockless From sock + -less.

Derived Forms

socklessness

Questions

What does sockless mean?: Without socks; not wearing socks.
Where does sockless come from?: Etymology tree English sock 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 sockless From sock + -less.

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