streamless

stream

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [streem]
- /strim/
- /ˈstriːmləs /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [streem]
- /strim/

Definitions of streamless word

noun streamless a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel. 1
noun streamless a steady current in water, as in a river or the ocean: to row against the stream; the Gulf Stream. Synonyms: flow, tide. 1
noun streamless any flow of water or other liquid or fluid: streams of blood. 1
noun streamless a current or flow of air, gas, or the like. 1
noun streamless a beam or trail of light: A stream of moonlight fell from the clouds. 1
noun streamless a continuous flow or succession of anything: a stream of words. Synonyms: torrent, rush. 1

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Origin of streamless

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; (noun) Middle English streem, Old English strēam; cognate with German Strom, Old Norse straumr; akin to Greek rheîn to flow (see rheum); (v.) Middle English streamen, derivative of the noun

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Parts of speech for Streamless

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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streamless popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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