adj
Meaning 1
Without rhymes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- a rhymeless poem
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
rhymeless
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adj
Meaning 2
Not rhymable; having no perfect rhymes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
Examples
- "Orange" is widely considered to be a rhymeless word.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Senseless; without rhyme or reason.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 4
not having rhyme
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- writing unrhymed blank verse is like playing tennis without a net
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unrhymed, unrimed, rimeless
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English rhyme Proto-Indo-European *lewh1- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English rhymeless From rhyme + -less.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Polish: bezrymowy — without rhymes
- Ottoman Turkish: قافیهسز (kafiyesiz) — without rhymes