Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unfounded

/ənfˈaʊndɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English

Syllables: un-found-ed
IPA: /ənfˈaʊndɪd/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having no strong foundation; not based on solid reasons or facts.

adj

Not having been founded or instituted.

adj

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"an unfounded report; unfounded fears"
"[…] my chiefest design ever since the seventeenth year of my age […] consisted in elaborating such demonstrations in Natural Philosophy, as might serve to unfold the natures of Beings in relation to the Art of Physick, hitherto so uncertain, blind, and unfounded on Art […]"
"[…] such unfounded conjectures are best answered by neglect."
"The gloom of her first anticipations was proved to have been unfounded."
"“He give a name,” said Mrs. Hall—an assertion which was quite unfounded—“but I didn’t rightly hear it.”"
"[…] the allegation that his lordship never allowed Jewish people to enter the house or any Jewish staff to be employed is utterly unfounded […]"

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 founded English unfounded From un- + founded.

Usage

Obsolete

Derived Forms

unfoundedly unfoundedness

Synonyms

baseless groundless ungrounded idle footless unfounded unjustified unproved unproven unsubstantiated unsupported

Rhymes With

founded surrounded sounded grounded pounded astounded rebounded impounded confounded hounded unbounded abounded

Questions

How do you pronounce unfounded?: The recorded pronunciation is /ənfˈaʊndɪd/.
What does unfounded mean?: Having no strong foundation; not based on solid reasons or facts.
Where does unfounded 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 founded English unfounded From un- + founded.

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