Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unbeholden

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-be-hold-en
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not beholden; not obliged or bound by duty or expectations.

adj

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Ever creative and unbeholden to tradition, American craft brewers have made the brown-ale style their own."

Etymology

From Middle English unbehealden, equivalent to un- + beholden.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un
Root: unbehealden

Usage

Obsolete

Derived Forms

unbeholdenness

Questions

What does unbeholden mean?: Not beholden; not obliged or bound by duty or expectations.
Where does unbeholden come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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