Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unhonored

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-honored
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"Laboring slowly, unhonored and unpaid and bound toward an immaterial prize far more meaningful than “success” as New York parlance would have it, these writers have destiny for incentive — and perhaps the exemplars of bygone literary gods for inspiration."

Etymology

From un- + honored.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Inflected Forms

unhonor’d (alternative) unhonour’d (alternative) unhonoured (alternative)

Synonyms

unglorified unreputed unsung fameless gloriless inglorious nameless nonfamous obscure renownless unfamous unhonored

Antonyms

honored bait fabled famed famous famoused iconic irrecondite known legendary mere notable

Questions

What does unhonored mean?: Not honored.
Where does unhonored come from?: From un- + honored.

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