Words that rhyme with listless
Closest near rhymes for listless
mistress, headmistress, shiftless and restless
No common English word is a perfect rhyme for listless. The closest near rhymes are mistress, headmistress, shiftless and restless.
Near rhymes for listless
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- mistress
- headmistress
- shiftless
- restless
- citrus
- nitrous
- viscous
- discus
- bicyclists
- witless
- estrus
- guiltless
- distance
- statistics
- assistance
- existence
- resistance
- characteristics
- logistics
- asbestos
- persistence
- insistence
- linguistics
- subsistence
- tasteless
- eucalyptus
- priestess
- coexistence
- ballistics
- mystics
- bacillus
- narcissus
- mistral
- ceaseless
- electrophoresis
- heuristics
- meatless
- swiftness
- amaryllis
- crispness
Perfect rhymes for listless
No common word ends with exactly the same sound as listless.
How listless sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈlɪstləs/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (LIST-less) |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ɪstləs |
Listless has two syllables, with the stress on the first. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
Questions
- What rhymes with listless?
- No common word rhymes perfectly with listless. Near rhymes such as mistress, headmistress, shiftless, restless and citrus come closest.
- How many words rhyme with listless?
- We found 0 common perfect rhymes for listless, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in listless?
- Listless has two syllables, with the stress on the first.