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unamiable

/ʌnˈeɪ.mi.ə.bəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-ami-able
IPA
/ʌnˈeɪ.mi.ə.bəl/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not amiable; not likable.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From un- + amiable. Piecewise doublet of inamiable, inamicable, inimicable, and unamicable.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more unamiable (comparative) most unamiable (superlative)

Derived Forms

unamiability unamiableness unamiably

Synonyms

inamiable

Questions

How do you pronounce unamiable?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʌnˈeɪ.mi.ə.bəl/.
What does unamiable mean?
Not amiable; not likable.
Where does unamiable come from?
From un- + amiable. Piecewise doublet of inamiable, inamicable, inimicable, and unamicable.

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