Definitions

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  • noun linguistics The state of being without vowels, condition of being vowelless.

Etymologies

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vowel + -lessness (-less + -ness)

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Examples

  • Don't be intimidated by the audacious vowellessness of the Slovak language; unlike English, it is a phonetic language with consistent pronunciation.

    ETravelBlackboard.com 2009

  • Don't be intimidated by the audacious vowellessness of the Slovak language; unlike English, it is a phonetic language with consistent pronunciation.

    ETravelBlackboard.com 2009

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