Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonsexy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: non-sexy
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not sexy.

Example Sentences

"Women have more favorable attitudes toward beefcake ads than toward cheesecake ads, but even more favorable attitudes toward ads with nonsexy male models."

Etymology

From non- + sexy.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: non

Frequently Paired Words

unsexy

Questions

What does nonsexy mean?: Not sexy.
Where does nonsexy come from?: From non- + sexy.

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