Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uncomplaining

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables: un-com-plain-ing
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without complaint; patient and tolerant.

Example Sentences

"One can hardly write of Suvla without a word of admiration for that patient and uncomplaining hero the Indian drabi, not forgetting his mules."

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 complaining English uncomplaining From un- + complaining.

Inflected Forms

more uncomplaining (comparative) most uncomplaining (superlative)

Derived Forms

uncomplainingly uncomplainingness

Questions

What does uncomplaining mean?: Without complaint; patient and tolerant.
Where does uncomplaining 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 complaining English uncomplaining From un- + complaining.

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