Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonpromising

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: non-promis-ing
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"Apparently, either they are still in the trial period or some trials have shown nonpromising results."

Etymology

From non- + promising.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: non

Questions

What does nonpromising mean?: unpromising
Where does nonpromising come from?: From non- + promising.

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