Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uncruel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-cru-el
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not cruel.

Example Sentences

"Life was neither fair nor unfair, neither cruel nor uncruel. Rather it was a tangible, real thing, precious, and not easily affordable."

Etymology

From un- + cruel.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Inflected Forms

more uncruel (comparative) most uncruel (superlative)

Questions

What does uncruel mean?: Not cruel.
Where does uncruel come from?: From un- + cruel.

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