Definitions For Anarthrous

Adjective

(not comparable) (linguistics) Not having an article (especially of Greek nouns). (linguistics) Not having a determiner. : Nouns indicating status often appear in anarthrous noun phrases, ie, as bare nouns. (biology, of a limb) Not having joints. (biology, of an organism) Not having legs, wings, or other limbs.

Derived terms

anarthrously anarthrousness

Related terms

anarthria anarthric

Etymology

an + arthrous, from (ancient greek)  ἄρθρον + + joint; grammatical article.

See also

bare noun

Is Anarthrous a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
13
Words with Friends
14

The word Anarthrous is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends

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