Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unalert

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: unalert
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not alert.

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- English alert English unalert From un- + alert.

Inflected Forms

more unalert (comparative) most unalert (superlative)

Derived Forms

unalertly unalertness

Synonyms

unwatchful unvigilant

Rhymes With

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Questions

What does unalert mean?: Not alert.
Where does unalert 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- English alert English unalert From un- + alert.

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