Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uneager

/ʌˈniːɡə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-ea-ger
IPA: /ʌˈniːɡə/

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not eager.

Example Sentences

"She saw the young Corinthian Lycius / Charioting foremost in the envious race, / Like a young Jove with calm uneager face, / And fell into a swooning love of him."
"His voice was unexcited, uneager."
"The sound of running water came from the bathroom. I listened with my hand on the doorknob, uneager to catch Simone Delage in the act of clipping her toenails."

Etymology

Etymology tree English un- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós Proto-Italic *akris Classical Latin ācer Late Latin ācrus Old French aigrebor. Middle English egre English eager English uneager From un- + eager.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ʌˈniːɡə/

Inflected Forms

more uneager (comparative) most uneager (superlative)

Derived Forms

uneagerly uneagerness

Rhymes With

eager meager meagre seeger uyghur overeager neger beleaguer eagre zieger

Questions

How do you pronounce uneager?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʌˈniːɡə/.
What does uneager mean?: Not eager.
Where does uneager come from?: Etymology tree English un- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós Proto-Italic *akris Classical Latin ācer Late Latin ācrus Old French aigrebor. Middle English egre English eager English uneager From un- + eager.

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