Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

improper noun

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.29 in modern English

Syllables: im-prop-er -noun
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A noun that describes something general, rather than that which is purely unique.

Inflected Forms

improper nouns (plural)

Synonyms

appellative noun common noun nomen appellativum

Antonyms

nomen proprium proper name proper noun selfname

Questions

What does improper noun mean?: A noun that describes something general, rather than that which is purely unique.

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