"rhymeless" meaning in English

See rhymeless in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From rhyme + -less. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|rhyme|less}} rhyme + -less Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} rhymeless (not comparable)
  1. Without rhymes. Tags: not-comparable Translations (without rhymes): قافیهسز (kafiyesiz) (Ottoman Turkish), bezrymowy (Polish)
    Sense id: en-rhymeless-en-adj-5xSUOpkR Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -less Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 13 43 44 Disambiguation of 'without rhymes': 73 7 20
  2. (linguistics) Not rhymable; having no perfect rhymes. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-rhymeless-en-adj-sC8I9B7t Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 46 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 13 43 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 46 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 45 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 10 41 50 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  3. (archaic) Senseless; without rhyme or reason. Tags: archaic, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-rhymeless-en-adj-pJGU5Fhi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 46 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 13 43 44 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 27 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 46 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 45 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 10 41 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 7 37 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: rhyme, rhymelessness, rhymable, rhymeable, rhymability, rhymeability

Alternative forms

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "rhyme",
        "3": "less"
      },
      "expansion": "rhyme + -less",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From rhyme + -less.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "rhymeless (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "rhyme"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "rhymelessness"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "rhymable"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "rhymeable"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "rhymability"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "rhymeability"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "13 43 44",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms suffixed with -less",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "a rhymeless poem"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Without rhymes."
      ],
      "id": "en-rhymeless-en-adj-5xSUOpkR",
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "73 7 20",
          "code": "ota",
          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
          "roman": "kafiyesiz",
          "sense": "without rhymes",
          "word": "قافیهسز"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "73 7 20",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "without rhymes",
          "word": "bezrymowy"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Linguistics",
          "orig": "en:Linguistics",
          "parents": [
            "Language",
            "Social sciences",
            "Communication",
            "Sciences",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 46 51",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "13 43 44",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms suffixed with -less",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 46 51",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 45 53",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 41 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "\"Orange\" is widely considered to be a rhymeless word.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Not rhymable; having no perfect rhymes."
      ],
      "id": "en-rhymeless-en-adj-sC8I9B7t",
      "links": [
        [
          "linguistics",
          "linguistics"
        ],
        [
          "rhymable",
          "rhymable"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(linguistics) Not rhymable; having no perfect rhymes."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "3 46 51",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "13 43 44",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms suffixed with -less",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 27 69",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Entries with translation boxes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 46 51",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 45 53",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 41 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 37 56",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Polish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Senseless; without rhyme or reason."
      ],
      "id": "en-rhymeless-en-adj-pJGU5Fhi",
      "links": [
        [
          "Senseless",
          "senseless"
        ],
        [
          "rhyme or reason",
          "rhyme or reason"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) Senseless; without rhyme or reason."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "rhymeless"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English adjectives",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English terms suffixed with -less",
    "English uncomparable adjectives",
    "Entries with translation boxes",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "rhyme",
        "3": "less"
      },
      "expansion": "rhyme + -less",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From rhyme + -less.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "rhymeless (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "rhyme"
    },
    {
      "word": "rhymelessness"
    },
    {
      "word": "rhymable"
    },
    {
      "word": "rhymeable"
    },
    {
      "word": "rhymability"
    },
    {
      "word": "rhymeability"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "a rhymeless poem"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Without rhymes."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "en:Linguistics"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "\"Orange\" is widely considered to be a rhymeless word.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Not rhymable; having no perfect rhymes."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "linguistics",
          "linguistics"
        ],
        [
          "rhymable",
          "rhymable"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(linguistics) Not rhymable; having no perfect rhymes."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with archaic senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Senseless; without rhyme or reason."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Senseless",
          "senseless"
        ],
        [
          "rhyme or reason",
          "rhyme or reason"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) Senseless; without rhyme or reason."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "kafiyesiz",
      "sense": "without rhymes",
      "word": "قافیهسز"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "without rhymes",
      "word": "bezrymowy"
    }
  ],
  "word": "rhymeless"
}

Download raw JSONL data for rhymeless meaning in English (1.9kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-01-20 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-01-01 using wiktextract (ee63ee9 and 4230888). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.