Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unhampered

/ənhˈæmpɚd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English

Syllables: un-ham-pered
IPA: /ənhˈæmpɚd/

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

""The he won't depart," I replied, and approached still nearer. Rough and narrow ledges formed by nature gave access to the upper caves. A man might scale them if unhampered and unhindered, but to clamber upward in the face of a belligerent tribe of half-men and with a girl to assist was beyond my capability."
"The bare arms and thighs and unhampered breasts of young American womanhood are brushing contentedly against him."

Etymology

From un- + hampered.

Inflected Forms

more unhampered (comparative) most unhampered (superlative)

Derived Forms

unhamperedly

Synonyms

unencumbered unimpeded unqualified unhindered

Rhymes With

hampered pampered tampered scampered

Questions

How do you pronounce unhampered?: The recorded pronunciation is /ənhˈæmpɚd/.
What does unhampered mean?: Not hampered.
Where does unhampered come from?: From un- + hampered.

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