Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

untelegenic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-tele-genic
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"Then, finished with this last in a series of fly-around press conferences, his untelegenic features reddened from the cold, Simon quipped as he strolled to the car: "It's kind of nice and pleasant out here.""

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 telegenic English untelegenic From un- + telegenic.

Inflected Forms

more untelegenic (comparative) most untelegenic (superlative)

Questions

What does untelegenic mean?: Not telegenic
Where does untelegenic 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 telegenic English untelegenic From un- + telegenic.

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