Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spouseless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
spouse-less
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without a spouse; unmarried.

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Etymology

From Middle English spouselees, spowseles; equivalent to spouse + -less.

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Questions

What does spouseless mean?
Without a spouse; unmarried.
Where does spouseless come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce spouseless

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