noseless
adjective
noseless is spelled N-O-S-E-L-E-S-S: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, noseless means “Lacking a nose” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in noseless?
| Letters | 8: N-O-S-E-L-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 68 million words; the 258,950th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is noseless?
Noseless appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What does noseless mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Lacking a nose.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Noseless in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense lacking a nose:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | nasenlos |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does noseless come from?
From Middle English noseles, equivalent to nose + -less. Compare Dutch neusloos (“noseless”), German nasenlos (“noseless”), Danish næseløs (“noseless”), Swedish näslös (“noseless”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).