Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unhandsome

/ˌʌnˈhæn.səm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-hand-some
IPA
/ˌʌnˈhæn.səm/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not handsome.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Inflected Forms

more unhandsome (comparative) unhandsomer (comparative) most unhandsome (superlative) unhandsomest (superlative)

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Questions

How do you pronounce unhandsome?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌnˈhæn.səm/.
What does unhandsome mean?
Not handsome.
Where does unhandsome 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- Proto-Germanic *handuz Proto-West Germanic *handu Old English hand Middle English hond Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Germanic *samaz Proto-Germanic *-samaz Proto-West Germanic *-sam Old English -sum Middle English -som Middle English hondsom English handsome English unhandsome From un- + handsome.

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