waterless
/ˈwɔːtə(ɹ)ləs/adjective
waterless is spelled W-A-T-E-R-L-E-S-S: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 76,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, waterless means “Dry, arid, lacking water” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in waterless?
| Letters | 9: W-A-T-E-R-L-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 76,798th 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 waterless?
Waterless appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 76,798th 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).
How do you pronounce waterless?
- /ˈwɔːtə(ɹ)ləs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-waterless.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-waterless.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does waterless mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Dry, arid, lacking water.
The waterless desert can kill in many ways but dehydration is often fastest.
- 2
Not requiring water.
How does a waterless urinal have a drain trap?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Waterless in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense lacking water:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | sin agua |
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 waterless come from?
From Middle English waterles, waterlees, from Old English wæterlēas (“waterless”), from Proto-Germanic *watōrlausaz, equivalent to water + -less. Cognate with Saterland Frisian woaterloos (“waterless”), West Frisian wetterleas (“waterless”), Dutch waterloos (“waterless”), German wasserlos (“waterless”), Swedish vattenlös (“waterless”), Icelandic vatnslaus (“waterless”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).