Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unction

/ˈʌŋk.ʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables: unc-tion
IPA: /ˈʌŋk.ʃən/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ointment or salve.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A religious or ceremonial anointing.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A balm or something that soothes.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A quality in language, address or delivery which expresses sober and fervent emotion.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Unctuousness: A smug, exaggerated use of language; smarminess.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Divine or sanctifying grace.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A gathering of uncs.

Humorous

Example Sentences

"The King himſelf the ſacred Unction made, / As King by Office, and as Prieſt by Trade: […]"
"To be heir, and to be king / By sacred unction, thy deserved right."
"Krook almost smacks his lips with the unction of a horrible interest."
""Well, I'll say this for myself. If there's anything out of order where I'm about, I don't miss it." "I believe you," said Bradly with unction."

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin ungō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin unctiōbor. English unction Borrowed from Latin unctiō.

Usage

Inflected Forms

unctions (plural)

Derived Forms

unctional unctionless

Phrases

extreme unction

Synonyms

inunction ointment unguent balm salve fulsomeness oiliness oleaginousness smarminess unctuousness

Rhymes With

function choice function switching function junction conjunction injunction malfunction disjunction compunction digamma function

Questions

How do you pronounce unction?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʌŋk.ʃən/.
What does unction mean?: An ointment or salve.
Where does unction come from?: Etymology tree Latin ungō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin unctiōbor. English unction Borrowed from Latin unctiō.

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