vowelless

V4O1W4E1L1L1E1S1S1

adjective

Lacking vowels.

OriginProto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English vowel →
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Meanings

adjectivevowelless (not comparable)
  1. not comparablehuman sciencesLacking vowels.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wekʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wṓkʷs
  3. Proto-Italic*wōks
  4. Latinvōx
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  7. Latinvōcālis
  8. Old Frenchvoyeul
  9. Old Frenchvoue
  10. Middle Englishvowel
  11. Englishvowel
  12. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  14. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  15. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  16. Englishvowelless

From vowel + -less.

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APA

vowelless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vowelless

MLA

“vowelless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vowelless. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vowelless,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vowelless.

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