Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

undernourished

/ˌʌndɚnˈɝɪʃt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-nour-ished
IPA: /ˌʌndɚnˈɝɪʃt/

19

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Provided with insufficient nourishment to sustain proper health and growth.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English nourished English undernourished From under- + nourished.

Inflected Forms

more undernourished (comparative) most undernourished (superlative)

Synonyms

ill-fed underfed

Rhymes With

flourished nourished malnourished

Questions

How do you pronounce undernourished?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌndɚnˈɝɪʃt/.
What does undernourished mean?: Provided with insufficient nourishment to sustain proper health and growth.
Where does undernourished come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English nourished English undernourished From under- + nourished.

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