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scoreless

 

[ ˈskɔːrləs ]

Adjective
Context #1 | Adjective

sports

Having no score or points in a game or competition.

Synonyms

0-0, goalless, nil-nil

Examples of usage

  • The game ended in a scoreless tie.
  • Both teams struggled to break the scoreless deadlock.
Context #2 | Adjective

general

Without any result or achievement.

Synonyms

fruitless, futile, unproductive

Examples of usage

  • Their efforts to negotiate a peace deal were scoreless.
  • The meeting was scoreless, with no progress made.

Translations

Translations of the word "scoreless" in other languages:

🇵🇹 sem gols

🇮🇳 बिना स्कोर के

🇩🇪 torlos

🇮🇩 tanpa skor

🇺🇦 без голів

🇵🇱 bez bramek

🇯🇵 得点なし

🇫🇷 sans but

🇪🇸 sin goles

🇹🇷 gol yok

🇰🇷 득점 없는

🇸🇦 بدون أهداف

🇨🇿 bez gólů

🇸🇰 bez gólov

🇨🇳 无得分

🇸🇮 brez zadetkov

🇮🇸 markalaus

🇰🇿 голсыз

🇬🇪 გოლების გარეშე

🇦🇿 qolsuz

🇲🇽 sin goles

Word origin

The word 'scoreless' originated in the mid-19th century, derived from the noun 'score' combined with the suffix '-less' meaning 'without'. It initially gained popularity in the context of sports, particularly in describing games or competitions where no points or goals were scored. Over time, it also came to be used in a more general sense to indicate a lack of result or achievement in various endeavors.

See also: scoreboard, scorecard, scorer, scores, scoring, underscore.

Word Frequency Rank

Ranking #37,992, this word is encountered relatively rarely in everyday English. It might appear in literary works or specialized texts but isn't essential for general communication.