Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sermon-proof

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.56 in modern English

Syllables: ser-mon-proof
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resistant to the lessons in morality conveyed by sermons; unregenerate.

Etymology

From sermon + -proof.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: sermon

Inflected Forms

more sermon-proof (comparative) most sermon-proof (superlative)

Questions

What does sermon-proof mean?: Resistant to the lessons in morality conveyed by sermons; unregenerate.
Where does sermon-proof come from?: From sermon + -proof.

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