Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

femme incomprise

/fam aŋkɒmˈpɹiːz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fem-me in-com-prise
IPA: /fam aŋkɒmˈpɹiːz/

28

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A misunderstood or unappreciated woman.

Example Sentences

"Strong laughed. “Oh, Miss Amory is a muse—Miss Amory is a mystery—Miss Amory is a femme incomprise."
"He posed as the horror of horrors—a misunderstood man. Heaven knows the femme incomprise is sad enough and bad enough—but the other thing!"
"“That two-anna basket-hanger governed India, I swear I’d become a naturalised Muscovite tomorrow. I’m a femme incomprise. This thing’s broken my heart.“"

Etymology

Borrowed from French femme incomprise (literally “misunderstood woman”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: femme incomprise

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /fam aŋkɒmˈpɹiːz/

Inflected Forms

femmes incomprises (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce femme incomprise?: The recorded pronunciation is /fam aŋkɒmˈpɹiːz/.
What does femme incomprise mean?: A misunderstood or unappreciated woman.
Where does femme incomprise come from?: It is traced to French.

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