Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unassisting

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
unas-sist-ing
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That does not assist; unhelpful.

Etymology

From un- + assisting.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more unassisting (comparative) most unassisting (superlative)

Questions

What does unassisting mean?
That does not assist; unhelpful.
Where does unassisting come from?
From un- + assisting.

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