Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

insalubrious

/ɪnsəˈluːbɹɪəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables: in-salu-bri-ous
IPA: /ɪnsəˈluːbɹɪəs/

14

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Unhealthful, not providing or promoting health.

Example Sentences

"What in the name of Common Sense is to recommend Brinshore?—A most insalubrious Air—Roads proverbially detestable—Water Brackish beyond example, impossible to get a good dish of Tea within 3 miles of the place—& as for the Soil—it is so cold & ungrateful that it can hardly be made to yeild^([sic]) a Cabbage."
"But while the were a few pockets of the city centre that were desirable places in which to live, for the most part London's traditional areas were overcrowded and insalubrious."

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

more insalubrious (comparative) most insalubrious (superlative)

Derived Forms

insalubriously insalubriousness

Synonyms

unhealthful unhealthy

Questions

How do you pronounce insalubrious?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnsəˈluːbɹɪəs/.
What does insalubrious mean?: Unhealthful, not providing or promoting health.
Where does insalubrious come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English salubrious English insalubrious From in- + salubrious.

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