Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uncooperative

/ənkoʊˈɑpɚətɪv/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English

Syllables: un-co-op-er-a-tive
IPA: /ənkoʊˈɑpɚətɪv/

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not cooperative.

Etymology

Etymology tree English un- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-lbor. English co- English operative English cooperative English uncooperative From un- + cooperative.

Inflected Forms

more uncooperative (comparative) most uncooperative (superlative) unco-operative (alternative) uncoöperative (alternative)

Derived Forms

uncooperatively uncooperativeness

Synonyms

noncooperative disobliging

Rhymes With

operative inoperative

Questions

How do you pronounce uncooperative?: The recorded pronunciation is /ənkoʊˈɑpɚətɪv/.
What does uncooperative mean?: Not cooperative.
Where does uncooperative come from?: Etymology tree English un- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-lbor. English co- English operative English cooperative English uncooperative From un- + cooperative.

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