Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unfeathered

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables: un-feath-ered
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lacking feathers

Example Sentences

"On most birds, the tarsus is scaly and unfeathered, but a few arctic species--snowy owls, ptarmigans, and rough-legged hawks among them--have feathered tarsi."

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 feathered English unfeathered From un- + feathered.

Synonyms

apteric featherless

Questions

What does unfeathered mean?: Lacking feathers
Where does unfeathered 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 feathered English unfeathered From un- + feathered.

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