Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

undecaying

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-de-cay-ing
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That does not decay; lasting, imperishable.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English decaying English undecaying From un- + decaying.

Questions

What does undecaying mean?
That does not decay; lasting, imperishable.
Where does undecaying come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English decaying English undecaying From un- + decaying.

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