Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

informed

/ɪnˈfɔɹmd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.45 in modern English

Syllables: in-formed
IPA: /ɪnˈfɔɹmd/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of inform

adj

Instructed; having knowledge of a fact or area of education.

adj

Based on knowledge; founded on due understanding of a situation.

adj

Created, given form.

Obsolete

adj

Unformed or ill-formed; deformed; shapeless.

Obsolete

adj

Not included within the figures of any of the ancient constellations.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"An informed young man delivered a lecture on the history of modern art."
"Another informed and sobering estimate is that by 1800 indigenous populations in the western hemisphere were a tenth of what they had been three centuries before."
"after Nilus invndation, Infinite shapes of creatures men do fynd, Informed in the mud, on which the Sunne hath shynd."
"But, mindfull still of your first countries sight, Doe still preserve your first informed grace, Whose shadow yet shynes in your beauteous face"
"the informed stars"

Etymology

From inform + -ed.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: in

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪnˈfɔɹmd/
British English: /ɪnˈfɔːmd/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more informed (comparative) most informed (superlative)

Derived Forms

informedly informedness malinformed underinformed uninformed

Phrases

ill-informed informed consent trauma-informed stabilization treatment well-informed

Synonyms

abreast apprised up to date up-to-date

Rhymes With

formed performed transformed reformed warmed stormed deformed uninformed misinformed swarmed conformed malformed

Questions

How do you pronounce informed?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈfɔɹmd/.
What does informed mean?: simple past and past participle of inform
Where does informed come from?: From inform + -ed.

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