Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inexperience

/ˌɪnɪkspˈɪɹiəns/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English

Syllables
in-ex-pe-ri-ence
IPA
/ˌɪnɪkspˈɪɹiəns/
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lack of experience.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from French inexpérience, from Late Latin inexperientia.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: inexpérience, inexperientia

Usage

Derived Forms

inexperienced

Synonyms

viridity rawness

Antonyms

experience

Rhymes With

experience

Questions

How do you pronounce inexperience?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪnɪkspˈɪɹiəns/.
What does inexperience mean?
A lack of experience.
Where does inexperience come from?
It is traced to French.

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