Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unruffled

/ənɹˈʌfəld/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.08 in modern English

Syllables: un-ruf-fled
IPA: /ənɹˈʌfəld/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not ruffled or tousled.

adj

Calm, not ruffled, serene, at peace, unbothered.

Example Sentences

"unruffled hair"
""What is there, then?" demanded the blind man without any break in his unruffled patience. "There may be another way—but surely—surely there must be some attachment?""
"Mr. Altman, calm and unruffled, tried several times to draw a distinction between A.I. and social media."

Etymology

From un- + ruffled.

Inflected Forms

more unruffled (comparative) most unruffled (superlative)

Derived Forms

unruffledness

Synonyms

cool-headed placid calm steady collected composed equable equanimous equanimitable even-keeled even-minded even-tempered

Rhymes With

muffled shuffled ruffled reshuffled scuffled

Questions

How do you pronounce unruffled?: The recorded pronunciation is /ənɹˈʌfəld/.
What does unruffled mean?: Not ruffled or tousled.
Where does unruffled come from?: From un- + ruffled.

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