Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uncunning

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-cun-ning
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not cunning or crafty.

adj

Ignorant; lacking knowledge.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Middle English unconnyng; equivalent to un- + cunning.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more uncunning (comparative) most uncunning (superlative)

Derived Forms

uncunningly

Questions

What does uncunning mean?
Not cunning or crafty.
Where does uncunning come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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