underneath
/ˌʌndɚˈniθ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.08 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "I can't take my sweater off: I amn't wearing anything else on underneath."
- "I lifted up the pile of clothes, and underneath, on the floor, was a dark red stain."
- "connected with it underneath, you see a very fine hair-spring."
- "No insects exhibit, like them, what may be termed four net-work eyes. It is very easy to perceive them in looking at the animal from above, and then examining it underneath"
- "Underneath the water, all was calm."
- "We flew underneath the bridge."
Etymology
From Middle English undernethe, undernethen, from Old English underneoþan (“underneath”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *underniþer. Equivalent to under- + neath.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: undernethe, underneoþan, *underniþer
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌʌndɚˈniθ/
- British English: /ˌʌndəˈniːθ/