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shoreless

shore·less
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [shawr-lis, shohr-]
    • /ˈʃɔr lɪs, ˈʃoʊr-/
    • /ˈʃɔːlɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shawr-lis, shohr-]
    • /ˈʃɔr lɪs, ˈʃoʊr-/

Definitions of shoreless word

  • adjective shoreless limitless; boundless. 1
  • adjective shoreless without a shore or beach suitable for landing: a shoreless island. 1
  • adjective shoreless without a shore suitable for landing 0
  • adjective shoreless boundless; vast 0
  • adjective shoreless having no shore; boundless 0

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Origin of shoreless

First appearance:

before 1620
One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1620-30; shore1 + -less

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Parts of speech for Shoreless

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

shoreless popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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