Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unfancy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-fan-cy
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not fancy; simple

Example Sentences

"Physically, the piece is slight: an odd-shaped, four-inch-across scrap of blue paper marked with unfancy parallel ink strokes and white highlights."

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 fancy English unfancy From un- + fancy.

Inflected Forms

more unfancy (comparative) most unfancy (superlative)

Questions

What does unfancy mean?: Not fancy; simple
Where does unfancy 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 fancy English unfancy From un- + fancy.

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