Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

untemporary

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-tem-po-rary
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"That kind of “escapism” seems to them to be dangerously untemporary, even though the reader must still return through the portal that is the book."

Etymology

From un- + temporary.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Questions

What does untemporary mean?: Not temporary.
Where does untemporary come from?: From un- + temporary.

How to pronounce untemporary

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