Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

winless

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English

Syllables: win-less
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having never won; without a win; unsuccessful.

Example Sentences

"Rovers arrived in the Black Country in a certain amount of turmoil with Kean winless in his first two matches, including a home defeat to Stoke on Boxing Day,"

Etymology

Etymology tree English win Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English winless From win + -less.

Derived Forms

winlessness

Antonyms

undefeated

Questions

What does winless mean?: Having never won; without a win; unsuccessful.
Where does winless come from?: Etymology tree English win Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English winless From win + -less.

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