Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uninhibited

/ˌʌnɪnhˈɪbɪtɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables: un-in-hib-it-ed
IPA: /ˌʌnɪnhˈɪbɪtɪd/

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not inhibited; having no inhibitions.

Example Sentences

"The university should be an open forum for uninhibited exchange of ideas."

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 inhibited English uninhibited From un- + inhibited.

Inflected Forms

more uninhibited (comparative) most uninhibited (superlative)

Derived Forms

uninhibitedly uninhibitedness

Antonyms

inhibited

Questions

How do you pronounce uninhibited?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌnɪnhˈɪbɪtɪd/.
What does uninhibited mean?: Not inhibited; having no inhibitions.
Where does uninhibited 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 inhibited English uninhibited From un- + inhibited.

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