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inobtrusive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-ob-tru-sive
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

inconspicuous; unobtrusive

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

more inobtrusive (comparative) most inobtrusive (superlative)

Derived Forms

inobtrusively inobtrusiveness

Synonyms

discreet inevident low-profile improminent inconspicuous inobtrusive noteless obscure unconspicuous unevident unobtrusive

Questions

What does inobtrusive mean?
inconspicuous; unobtrusive
Where does inobtrusive come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English obtrusive English inobtrusive From in- + obtrusive.

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