Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

value-free

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.03 in modern English

Syllables: val-ue-free
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lacking normative assumptions; normatively neutral.

Etymology

From value + -free.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: value

Inflected Forms

more value-free (comparative) most value-free (superlative)

Questions

What does value-free mean?: Lacking normative assumptions; normatively neutral.
Where does value-free come from?: From value + -free.

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