Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inexpressive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables: in-ex-pres-sive
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lacking expression or emotion.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English expressive English inexpressive From in- + expressive.

Inflected Forms

more inexpressive (comparative) most inexpressive (superlative)

Derived Forms

inexpressively inexpressiveness

Rhymes With

impressive progressive aggressive past progressive future progressive present progressive past perfect progressive future perfect progressive excessive successive passive-aggressive oppressive

Questions

What does inexpressive mean?: Lacking expression or emotion.
Where does inexpressive come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English expressive English inexpressive From in- + expressive.

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