Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

un-english

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.52 in modern English

Syllables: un-english
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not English.

verb

To make no longer English; to divest of English character or language.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"A quick scan of a couple of pages in a dictionary that records the origin of our vocabulary reveals that many entries in it are historically “un-English.” This is not surprising; languages travel […]"
"Fowler effectively refuted critics who had argued that Milton's high style was un-English, but he overstated the case."

Etymology

From un- (“negative”) + English.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

more un-English (comparative) most un-English (superlative) unEnglish (alternative, rare) un-Englishes (present, singular) un-Englishing (participle, present) un-Englished (participle, past) un-Englished (past)

Phrases

un-Englishly

Questions

What does un-english mean?: Not English.
Where does un-english come from?: From un- (“negative”) + English.

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