Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unacquaintance

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-ac-quain-tance
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or condition of being unacquainted; unfamiliarity with something.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The first organs which Gall excogitated, he placed in the region of the sinus; and it is manifest he was then in happy unacquaintance with everything connected with that obnoxious cavity."

Etymology

From un- + acquaintance.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does unacquaintance mean?: The state or condition of being unacquainted; unfamiliarity with something.
Where does unacquaintance come from?: From un- + acquaintance.

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