Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unresemble

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-re-sem-ble
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Not to resemble; to look or seem unlike.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Behold a draught, not unresembling the face of Christianity in this new world, when Father Xavier arrived in it."
"Now, Mr. Cox, you must know, that half barrels seen at a distance, do not entirely unresemble cannons."
"[…] and this openness of communication, unresembling the nature of the intercourse which had lately existed between us, relieved in some degree my burthened heart, […]"

Etymology

From un- + resemble.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

unresembles (present, singular) unresembling (participle, present) unresembled (participle, past) unresembled (past)

Questions

What does unresemble mean?: Not to resemble; to look or seem unlike.
Where does unresemble come from?: From un- + resemble.

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