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unglamorous

/ənɡlˈæmɚəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables
unglam-orous
IPA
/ənɡlˈæmɚəs/
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not glamorous; humdrum or prosaic.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English un- English glamor Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English glamorous English unglamorous From un- + glamorous.

Inflected Forms

more unglamorous (comparative) most unglamorous (superlative)

Derived Forms

unglamorousness

Frequently Paired Words

unglamorously

Synonyms

commonplace humdrum prosaic unglamourous

Rhymes With

glamorous amorous tetramerous

Questions

How do you pronounce unglamorous?
The recorded pronunciation is /ənɡlˈæmɚəs/.
What does unglamorous mean?
Not glamorous; humdrum or prosaic.
Where does unglamorous come from?
Etymology tree English un- English glamor Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English glamorous English unglamorous From un- + glamorous.

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