Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonthreatening

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.84 in modern English

Syllables
non-threat-en-ing
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not threatening; not presenting a threat.

Etymology

From non- + threatening.

Inflected Forms

more nonthreatening (comparative) most nonthreatening (superlative) non-threatening (alternative)

Derived Forms

nonthreateningly

Questions

What does nonthreatening mean?
Not threatening; not presenting a threat.
Where does nonthreatening come from?
From non- + threatening.

How to pronounce nonthreatening

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