Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uncute

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-cute
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not cute; unattractive.

Example Sentences

"During following years, several more dogs lived with us — two incredibly cute beagle pups, two incredibly uncute bloodhounds […]"
"Avery's decidedly uncute single friend immediately started reminiscing about his wild and crazy frat days at Michigan […]"
"You would be surprised at how uncute people who are not closely related to the baby think it is to watch a wet or soiled diaper being changed."

Etymology

From un- + cute.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Inflected Forms

more uncute (comparative) most uncute (superlative)

Derived Forms

uncuteness

Rhymes With

minute shoot suit route cute fruit root dispute boot suite substitute pursuit

Questions

What does uncute mean?: Not cute; unattractive.
Where does uncute come from?: From un- + cute.

How to pronounce uncute

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