Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underlain

/ʌndəɹˈleɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-lain
IPA: /ʌndəɹˈleɪn/

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

past participle of underlie

Example Sentences

"Phylles was still smirking at him, but there was a degree of uncertainty behind her expression, that had perhaps underlain her earlier hostility as well."

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce underlain?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʌndəɹˈleɪn/.
What does underlain mean?: past participle of underlie

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