Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unassuring

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: unas-sur-ing
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not providing assurance.

Example Sentences

"His trust in God was exemplified in his constant peacefulness and freedom from all concern on the question of supplies, no matter how unassuring the outlook happened to be."

Etymology

From un- + assuring.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Inflected Forms

more unassuring (comparative) most unassuring (superlative)

Questions

What does unassuring mean?: Not providing assurance.
Where does unassuring come from?: From un- + assuring.

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