Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unfame

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-fame
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Lack or absence of fame; negative fame; infamy

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Know a king to be the adorner of the earth, the earth the adorner of a king, — the Devs the adorners of the heavens, the heavens the adorners of the Devs, — fame is the destroyer of unfame, unfame the destroyer of fame, — [...]"
"I said, 'Yes he is.' And he said, 'I suppose I should know who you are, but I'm afraid I don't. Ha, ha, ha. ' And from then on, throughout the journey he made jokes to his chum next to him about my degree of unfame, and when they got up he took a full proper look at me and said, 'No, I still don't know who he is', quite openly to his friend, who found it very funny."
"Though I see your point, and fate will not deny Jackie's reward, which is immense, and he must bear the brunt of outward earthy unfame, it be so, bad boy, etc."
"What particularly riled me was his assertion that certain poets chose un-fame so that they could write sloppily .."
"Claim to unfame: Got honorable mention in Worst-Smelling Bad Guy of the Year contest"

Etymology

From un- (“lack of; negative”) + fame.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

un-fame (alternative)

Questions

What does unfame mean?: Lack or absence of fame; negative fame; infamy
Where does unfame come from?: From un- (“lack of; negative”) + fame.

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