Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tintless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tint-less
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having no tint; colourless.

Example Sentences

"One of the most curious things on the shallow parts of Huron is to sail or row over the submarine or sublacune mountains, and to feel giddy from fancy, for it is like being in a balloon, so pure and tintless is the water."
"How, with the tintless pallor of her skin and the classic straightness of her lineaments, she managed to look sensual, I don't know."
"It can be tinted to the taste of the purchaser; but, as a rule, a tintless crystal is preferred."

Etymology

From tint + -less.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: tint

Inflected Forms

more tintless (comparative) most tintless (superlative)

Derived Forms

tintlessness

Questions

What does tintless mean?: Having no tint; colourless.
Where does tintless come from?: From tint + -less.

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