Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ingenuine

/ɪnˈd͡ʒɛnjuːɪn̩/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-gen-uine
IPA
/ɪnˈd͡ʒɛnjuːɪn̩/
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

false, not genuine or unauthentic.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Italic *genos Latin genus Latin -ūs Latin genuīnusbor. English genuine English ingenuine From in- + genuine.

Inflected Forms

more ingenuine (comparative) most ingenuine (superlative)

Synonyms

Antonyms

Questions

How do you pronounce ingenuine?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈd͡ʒɛnjuːɪn̩/.
What does ingenuine mean?
false, not genuine or unauthentic.
Where does ingenuine come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Italic *genos Latin genus Latin -ūs Latin genuīnusbor. English genuine English ingenuine From in- + genuine.

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