Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unfinish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-fin-ish
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A state of incompletion; lack of finish; unfinishedness

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"But, in Simmel's view, it also relates specifically to a distinctive feature of Rodin's work, its state of unfinish."
"The movie raised quite real and diverse questions of unfinish. As it opened widely in late 2007, the producers stressed that the two sequels would be filmed if and only if the box office figures for this first venture were sufficiently astonishing."
"One way to increase stickiness is to use the culture machine to add a quality of unfinish to its production."
"Peter Lunenfeld explores the idea of “unfinish” in a deliberately “unfinished” essay, first published in 1999 as the full scope of the digital revolution was becoming apparent: […]"

Etymology

From un- (“lack of”) + finish (“completion”).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Usage

Uncountable

Rhymes With

finish finnish diminish minish thinnish

Questions

What does unfinish mean?: A state of incompletion; lack of finish; unfinishedness
Where does unfinish come from?: From un- (“lack of”) + finish (“completion”).

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