Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unphotogenic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables
un-pho-to-genic
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not photogenic.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English photogenic English unphotogenic From un- + photogenic.

Inflected Forms

more unphotogenic (comparative) most unphotogenic (superlative)

Questions

What does unphotogenic mean?
Not photogenic.
Where does unphotogenic come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English photogenic English unphotogenic From un- + photogenic.

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