Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

strengthless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
strength-less
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Being powerless or weak; lacking strength.

adj

Having no special abilities or talents; lacking strengths.

Example Sentences

  • "And as the vvretch vvhoſe feuer-vveakned ioynts, / Like ſtrengthleſſe hinges buckle vnder life, / […] euen ſo my limbes, / VVeakened vvith griefe, being novv enragde vvith griefe, / Are thrice themſelues: […]"

Etymology

From Middle English strengthles, streintheles, strencthelæs, equivalent to strength + -less.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more strengthless (comparative) most strengthless (superlative)

Derived Forms

strengthlessly strengthlessness

Antonyms

strengthful

Questions

What does strengthless mean?
Being powerless or weak; lacking strength.
Where does strengthless come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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