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unintelligent

/ˌʌnənˈtɛləd͡ʒənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.49 in modern English

Syllables
un-in-tel-li-gent
IPA
/ˌʌnənˈtɛləd͡ʒənt/
14
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not intelligent.

Example Sentences

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 intelligent English unintelligent From un- + intelligent.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌʌnənˈtɛləd͡ʒənt/

Inflected Forms

more unintelligent (comparative) most unintelligent (superlative)

Derived Forms

unintelligently unintelligentsia

Frequently Paired Words

unintelligence

Synonyms

addlebrained addlepated airheaded bee-brained beef-witted soft beefheaded beetle-headed birdbrained blockheaded Boeotian boneheaded

Questions

How do you pronounce unintelligent?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌnənˈtɛləd͡ʒənt/.
What does unintelligent mean?
Not intelligent.
Where does unintelligent 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 intelligent English unintelligent From un- + intelligent.

How to pronounce unintelligent

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