Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unbeing

/ʌnˈbiːɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-be-ing
IPA: /ʌnˈbiːɪŋ/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Uncountable

noun

A nonbeing; an entity of no existence or significance.

Countable

adj

Not in existence, nonexistent.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"What we fear most is not death itself but the prospect of not being, or rather of unbeing, a state where we altogether cease to exist. The idea of unbeing is so alien to us that we find it almost impossible to conceive."
"The house is pale as though its life-blood were sucked and the Cabots reduced to unbeings."
"Beings yet unbeing"

Etymology

From Middle English unbeing, equivalent to un- + being.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un
Root: unbeing

Usage

Inflected Forms

unbeings (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce unbeing?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʌnˈbiːɪŋ/.
What does unbeing mean?: Nonexistence.
Where does unbeing come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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