Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stepless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English

Syllables: step-less
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without a step or steps.

Example Sentences

"The oil-cooled transformer supplying the a.c. motor, rated at 1,090kVA, incorporates stepless voltage control on its secondary winding and weighs over 5½ tons; [...]."

Etymology

From step + -less.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: step

Derived Forms

steplessly steplessness

Questions

What does stepless mean?: Without a step or steps.
Where does stepless come from?: From step + -less.

How to pronounce stepless

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