Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unenjoying

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-en-joy-ing
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not gaining enjoyment.

Example Sentences

"She is one of our outcasts; a common prostitute, who obtains from the wages of promiscuous intercourse her daily bread; who sells for hire, in unenjoying prostitution, the feminine embraces given by Nature for mutual solace and endearment."
"The coachman was used to drive his grays at a good pace, Mr Casaubon being unenjoying and impatient in everything away from his desk, and wanting to get to the end of all journeys; and Dorothea was now bowled along quickly."

Etymology

From un- + enjoying.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Inflected Forms

more unenjoying (comparative) most unenjoying (superlative)

Derived Forms

unenjoyingly

Questions

What does unenjoying mean?: Not gaining enjoyment.
Where does unenjoying come from?: From un- + enjoying.

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