Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonvulgar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: non-vul-gar
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"To “sneak” implies that she was doing something wrong rather than using the proper, nonvulgar term for a body part, a term that children are presumably learning in their science classes."

Etymology

From non- + vulgar.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: non

Questions

What does nonvulgar mean?: Not vulgar.
Where does nonvulgar come from?: From non- + vulgar.

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