Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unfeminine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

Syllables: un-fem-i-nine
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not feminine; not characteristic of, typical of, or appropriate for a woman.

Etymology

Etymology tree English un- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)-der. Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-m̥h₁n-éh₂ Proto-Italic *θēmanā Proto-Italic *fēmanā Latin fēmina Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin fēminīnusder. Old French femininbor. Middle English femynyne English feminine English unfeminine From un- + feminine.

Inflected Forms

more unfeminine (comparative) most unfeminine (superlative)

Derived Forms

unfemininely unfeminineness unfemininity

Frequently Paired Words

unmasculine

Questions

What does unfeminine mean?: Not feminine; not characteristic of, typical of, or appropriate for a woman.
Where does unfeminine come from?: Etymology tree English un- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)-der. Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-m̥h₁n-éh₂ Proto-Italic *θēmanā Proto-Italic *fēmanā Latin fēmina Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin fēminīnusder. Old French femininbor. Middle English femynyne English feminine English unfeminine From un- + feminine.

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