Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stemless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English

Syllables: stem-less
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lacking a stem, either naturally or because it has been removed.

Example Sentences

"If long-stemmed roses are so popular, are stemless roses cheap?"
"The stemless notes could have been cast on a body as short as 4 mm but were probably cast on bodies of the standard 14 mm size for ease of composition."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *sth₂mnís Proto-Germanic *stamniz Proto-West Germanic *stamni Old English stemn Middle English stemme English stem 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 stemless From stem + -less.

Inflected Forms

more stemless (comparative) most stemless (superlative)

Derived Forms

stemlessness

Phrases

stemless gentian stemless thistle

Synonyms

acaulescent

Questions

What does stemless mean?: Lacking a stem, either naturally or because it has been removed.
Where does stemless come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *sth₂mnís Proto-Germanic *stamniz Proto-West Germanic *stamni Old English stemn Middle English stemme English stem 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 stemless From stem + -less.

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