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wanless

/wˈɑnləs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English

Syllables
wan-less
IPA
/wˈɑnləs/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Middle English.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Nickname from Middle English wanles (“hopeless, luckless”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Wanlesses (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce wanless?
The recorded pronunciation is /wˈɑnləs/.
What does wanless mean?
A surname from Middle English.
Where does wanless come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce wanless

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