Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unfulfilled

/ˌʌnfʊlfˈɪld/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English

Syllables
un-ful-filled
IPA
/ˌʌnfʊlfˈɪld/
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lacking fulfillment; marked by a feeling of failure to achieve goals or desires.

adj

Not yet provided as promised, particularly with respect to a contract or an order for a supply of something.

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 fulfilled English unfulfilled From un- + fulfilled.

Inflected Forms

more unfulfilled (comparative) most unfulfilled (superlative)

Derived Forms

unfulfilledness

Synonyms

unrealized unrealised

Rhymes With

killed build filled skilled thrilled guild rebuild fulfilled grilled spilled billed drilled

Questions

How do you pronounce unfulfilled?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌnfʊlfˈɪld/.
What does unfulfilled mean?
Lacking fulfillment; marked by a feeling of failure to achieve goals or desires.
Where does unfulfilled 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 fulfilled English unfulfilled From un- + fulfilled.

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