Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uninitiate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: unini-ti-ate
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of noninitiate.

Example Sentences

"This mystery was too sacred to be imparted to uninitiates."

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 initiate English uninitiate From un- + initiate.

Inflected Forms

uninitiates (plural)

Synonyms

noninitiate uninitiated naive

Questions

What does uninitiate mean?: Synonym of noninitiate.
Where does uninitiate 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 initiate English uninitiate From un- + initiate.

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