Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uncivilized

/ʌnˈsɪvəlaɪzd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables
un-civ-i-lized
IPA
/ʌnˈsɪvəlaɪzd/
26
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not having developed a civilization.

adj

Crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured.

adj

Lacking good manners.

verb

simple past and past participle of uncivilize

Example Sentences

Etymology

From un- + civilized.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more uncivilized (comparative) most uncivilized (superlative) uncivilised (alternative, UK)

Derived Forms

uncivilizedly uncivilizedness

Synonyms

barbaric pagan uncultivated animalistic barbarian barbarious barbarous brutal brutish Gothic Gothlike grim

Questions

How do you pronounce uncivilized?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʌnˈsɪvəlaɪzd/.
What does uncivilized mean?
Not having developed a civilization.
Where does uncivilized come from?
From un- + civilized.

How to pronounce uncivilized

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