Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unappealing

/ˌʌnəpˈilɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables
un-ap-peal-ing
IPA
/ˌʌnəpˈilɪŋ/
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not appealing.

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- English appealing English unappealing From un- + appealing.

Inflected Forms

more unappealing (comparative) most unappealing (superlative)

Derived Forms

unappealingly unappealingness

Synonyms

unsympathetic unlikeable unlikable

Rhymes With

feeling dealing healing stealing ceiling revealing appealing sealing kneeling peeling wheeling concealing

Questions

How do you pronounce unappealing?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌnəpˈilɪŋ/.
What does unappealing mean?
Not appealing.
Where does unappealing 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 appealing English unappealing From un- + appealing.

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