Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unsuspect

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-sus-pect
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Unsuspected; not subject to suspicion.

adj

Not suspect; trustworthy or reliable.

adj

Example Sentences

"[…] A pilgrim travels unsuspect, for who dare rob a holy man? and he is free from burgal dues; but if the goods be small and very precious, pilgrims may carry them.""
"[…] Thy honour, hitherto unsuspect, will be known to have been but a shew, and shouldst thou seek thy defence in lying excuses, if any such may be fashioned, the accursed scholar, who knows all thy doings, will not suffer it."
"For unsuspect, some dim forbidding Rose within him and knockt at his heart"

Etymology

From un- + suspect.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Inflected Forms

more unsuspect (comparative) most unsuspect (superlative)

Questions

What does unsuspect mean?: Unsuspected; not subject to suspicion.
Where does unsuspect come from?: From un- + suspect.

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