Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

insuetude

/ˈɪn.swə.tjud/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-sue-tude
IPA: /ˈɪn.swə.tjud/

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being unaccustomed; lack of habit.

Archaic; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Absurdities are great or small in proportion to custom or insuetude."

Etymology

From Latin insuetūdō, from in- (“not”) + suēscō (“to be accustomed”) + -tūdō.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: insuetūdō

Usage

Synonyms

unaccustomedness

Questions

How do you pronounce insuetude?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪn.swə.tjud/.
What does insuetude mean?: The state or quality of being unaccustomed; lack of habit.
Where does insuetude come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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