Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unforgivable

/ˌʌnfɔɹɡˈɪvəbəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.01 in modern English

Syllables
un-for-giv-able
IPA
/ˌʌnfɔɹɡˈɪvəbəl/
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not forgivable; inexcusable.

Example Sentences

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 forgivable English unforgivable From un- + forgivable.

Inflected Forms

more unforgivable (comparative) most unforgivable (superlative) unforgiveable (alternative)

Derived Forms

unforgivableness unforgivably

Synonyms

inexcusable unpardonable unremittable

Rhymes With

livable forgivable unlivable

Questions

How do you pronounce unforgivable?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌnfɔɹɡˈɪvəbəl/.
What does unforgivable mean?
Not forgivable; inexcusable.
Where does unforgivable 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 forgivable English unforgivable From un- + forgivable.

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