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understated

/ʌndəˈsteɪtɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.11 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-stat-ed
IPA
/ʌndəˈsteɪtɪd/
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Restrained and unpretentious.

verb

simple past and past participle of understate

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English stated English understated From under- + stated.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ʌndəˈsteɪtɪd/

Inflected Forms

more understated (comparative) most understated (superlative)

Derived Forms

understatedly understatedness

Synonyms

muted unostentatious unpretentious

Rhymes With

related created located stated estimated updated rated dated waited hated translated frustrated

Questions

How do you pronounce understated?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʌndəˈsteɪtɪd/.
What does understated mean?
Restrained and unpretentious.
Where does understated come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English stated English understated From under- + stated.

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