What does tongueless mean?

tongueless means "lacking a tongue". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in tongueless?

tongueless has 3 syllables: ton-gue-less. The stress falls on "ton".

What is another word for tongueless?

Close synonyms include mute, unspoken, wordless. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of tongueless?

The recorded antonyms are tongued.

Is tongueless a common word?

tongueless is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

tongueless — meaning, pronunciation and 2 definitions

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
lacking a tongue
“tongueless moccasins”
Antonymstongued
2.
expressed without speech
“a mute appeal”
“a silent curse”
“best grief is tongueless”
“the words stopped at her lips unsounded”
“unspoken grief”
“choking exasperation and wordless shame”
Synonymsmute unspoken wordless
Similarinarticulate

Questions about tongueless

What does tongueless mean?: tongueless means "lacking a tongue". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in tongueless?: tongueless has 3 syllables: ton-gue-less. The stress falls on "ton".
What is another word for tongueless?: Close synonyms include mute, unspoken, wordless. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
What is the opposite of tongueless?: The recorded antonyms are tongued.
Is tongueless a common word?: tongueless is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for tongueless come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
lacking a tongue
“tongueless moccasins”
Antonymstongued
2.
expressed without speech
“a mute appeal”
“a silent curse”
“best grief is tongueless”
“the words stopped at her lips unsounded”
“unspoken grief”
“choking exasperation and wordless shame”
Synonymsmute unspoken wordless
Similarinarticulate

Questions about tongueless

What does tongueless mean?: tongueless means "lacking a tongue". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in tongueless?: tongueless has 3 syllables: ton-gue-less. The stress falls on "ton".
What is another word for tongueless?: Close synonyms include mute, unspoken, wordless. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
What is the opposite of tongueless?: The recorded antonyms are tongued.
Is tongueless a common word?: tongueless is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for tongueless come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

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