Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonboring

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: non-bor-ing
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That does not bore (drill holes).

adj

Not boring (tedious); interesting.

Example Sentences

"a nonboring insect"
"Members of the British royal family are meant to publicly affect a lack of views on all potentially nonboring subjects."

Etymology

From non- + boring.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: non

Questions

What does nonboring mean?: That does not bore (drill holes).
Where does nonboring come from?: From non- + boring.

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