Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unbecomingness

/ʌnbɪˈkʌmɪŋnəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-be-com-ing-ness
IPA: /ʌnbɪˈkʌmɪŋnəs/

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A state of being unbecoming; unseemliness, inappropriateness.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"At length, by dint of much wriggling, and loud and incessant expostulations upon the unbecomingness of his hugging a fellow male in that matrimonial sort of style, I succeeded in extracting a grunt; and presently, he drew back his arm [...]."

Etymology

From un- + becomingness.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ʌnbɪˈkʌmɪŋnəs/

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

How do you pronounce unbecomingness?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʌnbɪˈkʌmɪŋnəs/.
What does unbecomingness mean?: A state of being unbecoming; unseemliness, inappropriateness.
Where does unbecomingness come from?: From un- + becomingness.

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