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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unactive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-ac-tive
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not active; inactive.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus ▲ Ancient Greek ἐνεργητῐκός (energētĭkós)sl. Latin āctīvusbor. Old French actifbor. Middle English actyf English active English unactive From un- + active. Piecewise doublet of inactive.

Inflected Forms

more unactive (comparative) most unactive (superlative)

Derived Forms

unactively unactiveness unactivity

Synonyms

abeyant dormant latent

Questions

What does unactive mean?
Not active; inactive.
Where does unactive come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus ▲ Ancient Greek ἐνεργητῐκός (energētĭkós)sl. Latin āctīvusbor. Old French actifbor. Middle English actyf English active English unactive From un- + active. Piecewise doublet of inactive.

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