Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unimportance

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English

Syllables
unim-por-tance
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Lack of importance.

Uncountable

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 importance English unimportance From un- + importance.

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Questions

What does unimportance mean?
Lack of importance.
Where does unimportance 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 importance English unimportance From un- + importance.

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