Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sprightless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
spright-less
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

unsprightly; dull; sluggish.

Archaic

Etymology

From spright + -less.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more sprightless (comparative) most sprightless (superlative)

Questions

What does sprightless mean?
unsprightly; dull; sluggish.
Where does sprightless come from?
From spright + -less.

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