Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unilluminating

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: unil-lu-mi-nat-ing
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not illuminating; unenlightening.

Example Sentences

"But largely as a result of the unilluminating statements of the Board in exaggerating bushelage and ignoring quality, March corn fell from the high of August 10, $ 1.21½, on the Chicago Board of Trade, to .35⅞ on December 30."

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 illuminating English unilluminating From un- + illuminating.

Synonyms

unenlightening

Questions

What does unilluminating mean?: Not illuminating; unenlightening.
Where does unilluminating 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 illuminating English unilluminating From un- + illuminating.

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