Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unbenefited

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-ben-e-fit-ed
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having received no benefit.

Example Sentences

"The zealous citizens would suspend their avocations for a while, would repeat a reverential prayer as the holy men went by, and then return to the absorbing calls of business, not unbenefited by the recollections just awakened in their minds."
"Ought a possibly large number, Swithin included, to remain unbenefited, because the one individual to whom his release would be an injury chanced to be herself?"

Etymology

From un- + benefited.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Inflected Forms

unbenefitted (alternative)

Questions

What does unbenefited mean?: Having received no benefit.
Where does unbenefited come from?: From un- + benefited.

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