Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uncrime

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-crime
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Absence of crime; crimelessness.

Uncountable

noun

That which is not a crime; a noncriminal act.

Countable

Example Sentences

"“Hey, you're my partner in uncrime. You'd do the same for me.”"
"Not only Supercrime and Crime, but Pseudo-Uncrime and Pseudo-Subcrime on the one hand, in contrast not only to Subevil and Unevil, but to Pseudo-Evil and Pseudo-Superevil on the other hand, […]"
"The problem was, how could Harry Lovecraft be linked with these 'un-crimes'?"
"An unperson serving unpunishment for an uncrime."

Etymology

From un- + crime.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un-

Usage

Inflected Forms

uncrimes (plural) un-crime (alternative)

Questions

What does uncrime mean?: Absence of crime; crimelessness.
Where does uncrime come from?: From un- + crime.

How to pronounce uncrime

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