Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unconnected

/ˌʌnkənˈɛktɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English

Syllables: un-con-nect-ed
IPA: /ˌʌnkənˈɛktɪd/

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not connected or joined.

adj

Confused or disconnected.

adj

Without connections of family, etc.

Example Sentences

"The light wouldn't work because the cable was unconnected."
"He talked in an unconnected series of short sentences."

Etymology

Etymology tree English un- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin nectō Latin cōnectō Latin connectō English connect Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English connected English unconnected From un- + connected.

Inflected Forms

more unconnected (comparative) most unconnected (superlative)

Derived Forms

unconnectedly unconnectedness

Synonyms

arbitrary betwixt and between incoherent independent irrelative irrespective neither here nor there self-standing separate unallied unconnected unimportant

Antonyms

connected

Rhymes With

connected selected affected protected rejected unexpected suspected infected reflected respected subjected disconnected

Questions

How do you pronounce unconnected?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌnkənˈɛktɪd/.
What does unconnected mean?: Not connected or joined.
Where does unconnected come from?: Etymology tree English un- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin nectō Latin cōnectō Latin connectō English connect Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English connected English unconnected From un- + connected.

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