Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

not even

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.91 in modern English

Syllables: not even
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Introduces or constitutes a more emphatic negation or exclusion than "not".

intj

Used to express strong disappointment or disapproval.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"Not even I knew that."
"You didn't even look at me."
"I heard they wanted to cancel the show tonight. – Not even!"

Usage

Colloquial

Questions

What does not even mean?: Introduces or constitutes a more emphatic negation or exclusion than "not".

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