Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inurbanity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-ur-ban-i-ty
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Lack of urbanity or courtesy; bad manners.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"c. 1629 Joseph Hall, Answer to Pope Urban his inurbanity expressed, in a brief against the Protestants of France"

Etymology

Compare French inurbanité.

Usage

Inflected Forms

inurbanities (plural)

Questions

What does inurbanity mean?: Lack of urbanity or courtesy; bad manners.
Where does inurbanity come from?: Compare French inurbanité.

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