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inconvenient

/ˌɪn.kənˈviːni.ənt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.47 in modern English

Syllables
in-con-ve-nient
IPA
/ˌɪn.kənˈviːni.ənt/
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

not convenient

noun

An inconsistency, an incongruity.

Obsolete

noun

An inconvenient circumstance or situation; an inconvenience.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French inconvenient, from Latin inconvenientem.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: inconvenient, inconveniens

Usage

Inflected Forms

more inconvenient (comparative) most inconvenient (superlative) inconvenients (plural)

Derived Forms

inconvenientness

Frequently Paired Words

inconvenience inconveniently

Synonyms

incommodious

Antonyms

convenient

Rhymes With

convenient

Questions

How do you pronounce inconvenient?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪn.kənˈviːni.ənt/.
What does inconvenient mean?
not convenient
Where does inconvenient come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

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