Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

valorless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: val-or-less
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without valor.

Example Sentences

"Trivulzio, who, after Chaumont's death, had commanded the troops of the French king in Lombardy, advanced again against Bologna, and drove before him the valorless, retreating army of the pope."
"Beckett's characters exist in a post-Christian void; to juxtapose their wounds with Christ's only demonstrates just how valueless and valorless their own suffering is."
"As soon as poor Richie was out of the hole the valorless Major presented his revolver at his head and endeavored to shoot him but the weapon refused to respond, and after snapping it for a while, threw it into the river in disgust."

Etymology

From valor + -less.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: valor

Inflected Forms

more valorless (comparative) most valorless (superlative) valourless (alternative)

Questions

What does valorless mean?: Without valor.
Where does valorless come from?: From valor + -less.

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