Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uncompanionable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-com-pan-ion-able
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

aloof and standoffish

Etymology

Etymology tree English un- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-der.? Latin pānis Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Proto-West Germanic *gahlaibōcalq. Late Latin compāniō Old French compaignonder. Middle English companion English companion Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English companionable English uncompanionable From un- + companionable.

Inflected Forms

more uncompanionable (comparative) most uncompanionable (superlative)

Derived Forms

Questions

What does uncompanionable mean?
aloof and standoffish
Where does uncompanionable come from?
Etymology tree English un- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-der.? Latin pānis Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Proto-West Germanic *gahlaibōcalq. Late Latin compāniō Old French compaignonder. Middle English companion English companion Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English companionable English uncompanionable From un- + companionable.

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