Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unfavored

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables
un-fa-vored
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not favoured.

Etymology

From Middle English unfavored; equivalent to un- + favored.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more unfavored (comparative) most unfavored (superlative) unfavor'd (alternative) unfavour'd (alternative) unfavoured (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Questions

What does unfavored mean?
Not favoured.
Where does unfavored come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce unfavored

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