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- [sap-lis]
- /ˈsæp lɪs/
- /ˈsæ.pləs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sap-lis]
- /ˈsæp lɪs/
Definitions of sapless word
- adjective sapless without sap; withered; dry: sapless plants. 1
- adjective sapless lacking vitality or spirit; insipid. 1
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Origin of sapless
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1585-95; sap1 + -less
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Parts of speech for Sapless
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sapless popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
sapless usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sapless
adj sapless
- appetent — having an eager longing or desire
- bland — If you describe someone or something as bland, you mean that they are rather dull and unexciting.
- characterless — If you describe something as characterless, you mean that it is dull and uninteresting.
- desiccant — desiccating or drying
- draggy — moving or developing very slowly.
adjective sapless
- craving — an intense desire or longing
- enfeebled — Make weak or feeble.
- etiolated — (of a plant) pale and drawn out due to a lack of light.
- evaporated — Simple past tense and past participle of evaporate.
- hankering — a longing; craving.
Antonyms for sapless
adjective sapless
- quenched — Simple past tense and past participle of quench.
See also
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