skill-less

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [skil les]
- /skɪl lɛs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [skil les]
- /skɪl lɛs/

Definitions of skill-less word

adjective skill-less without skill; unskilled or unskillful. 1
adjective skill-less Archaic. without knowledge; ignorant. (of things) done or made in a clumsy or unskilled manner. 1

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Origin of skill-less

First appearance:

before 1150

One of the 7% oldest English words

Middle English word dating back to 1150-1200; See origin at skill1, -less

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Parts of speech for Skill-less

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Skill-less

skill-less popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.