Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unhoped

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-hoped
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not hoped for; unexpected.

Example Sentences

"The Prince of peace would like himself confer / A gift unhoped, without the price of war"
"With these words he gave him a letter directed, as he had said, but not sealed, which Horatio, after he had manifested the sense he had of so unhoped an obligation, reminded him of."
"Men on cycles, lean-faced, unkempt, scorched along every country lane, shouting of unhoped deliverance, shouting to gaunt, staring figures of despair."

Etymology

From un- + hoped.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Synonyms

unhoped-for unthought unthought-of

Questions

What does unhoped mean?: Not hoped for; unexpected.
Where does unhoped come from?: From un- + hoped.

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