Frownless

/ˈfraʊn.ləs/ adjective

Definition

Without frowns; free from frowning or without showing a frown.

Etymology

Combines 'frown' (Middle English, from Old French 'frogne') with the suffix '-less' (from Old English, meaning 'without'), creating an adjective meaning 'lacking frowns'.

Kelly Says

The '-less' suffix is the opposite of '-ful'—while 'frownful' means full of frowns, 'frownless' means the absence of them, showing how English lets us express both presence and absence of the same thing.

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