Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

untruther

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-truther
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An untruthful person; a liar.

Example Sentences

"'You are an untruther,' I replied, getting roused; […]"
"Let us hope that the writer has never visited Siberia; that he is, to use an Americanism, an unconscious "untruther," for there is not a quicksilver mine in the country!"

Etymology

From untruth + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: untruth

Inflected Forms

untruthers (plural)

Questions

What does untruther mean?: An untruthful person; a liar.
Where does untruther come from?: From untruth + -er.

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