uncomfortable
/ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.19 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Not comfortable; causing discomfort.
adj
adj
Example Sentences
- "The class squirmed and fidgeted in the uncomfortable new chairs."
- "Edward Churchill still attended to his work in a hopeless mechanical manner like a sleep-walker who walks safely on a well-known round. But his Roman collar galled him, his cossack stifled him, his biretta was as uncomfortable as a merry-andrew's cap and bells."
- "The coaches were filthy outside and did not appear to have been painted or washed for years. Inside there were uncomfortable seats covered with a cane-like material."
- "Sharing a house with them made me uncomfortable."
- "It was clear that the film's apparent celebration of psychopathy made many audience members uncomfortable."
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 comfortable English uncomfortable From un- + comfortable.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/
- British English: /ʌnˈkʌmf.tə.bl̩/
Inflected Forms
more uncomfortable (comparative)
most uncomfortable (superlative)