Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonscandal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: non-scan-dal
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An incident that is not a scandal.

Example Sentences

"Little controversy followed, however, and the memory all but disappeared after Ms. Hill’s nonscandal — mouthing an angry “What?!” when a competitor won a prize — at the Country Music Association Awards six months later."

Etymology

From non- + scandal.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: non

Inflected Forms

nonscandals (plural)

Questions

What does nonscandal mean?: An incident that is not a scandal.
Where does nonscandal come from?: From non- + scandal.

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