Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unanswering

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: unan-swer-ing
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Giving no answer; unresponsive.

Example Sentences

"Lying so, her face turned up against it, her stiffened lips kissing the very dumb, unanswering wood, a thought came to her."
"He shouted till he was hoarse, and till the sound of his own voice in all that unanswering and listening world began to frighten him."

Etymology

From un- + answering.

Questions

What does unanswering mean?: Giving no answer; unresponsive.
Where does unanswering come from?: From un- + answering.

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