Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uncivilization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-civ-i-liza-tion
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of not being civilized.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The park is not just a place of lost civilizations, but vanished uncivilization, a Manhattan scarcely marked by human hands."

Etymology

From un- + civilization.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does uncivilization mean?: The quality of not being civilized.
Where does uncivilization come from?: From un- + civilization.

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