unintentional
/ˌʌnɪnˈtɛn(t)ʃ(ə)nəl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.12 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Not intended or deliberate; without intention or with not enough intention.
adj
Not intended or deliberate; without intention or with not enough intention.
Example Sentences
- "Near-synonyms: incidental; see also Thesaurus:accidental, Thesaurus:unintentional"
- "His omission of her name from the acknowledgments section was unintentional; it was fixed for the second print run."
- "Review of systems was positive for unintentional weight gain of 13.5 kilograms in the last eight months, excessive fatigue, fever, difficulty focusing, one episode of painful oral ulcer on the roof of her mouth, change in the hair texture with nonscarring alopecia, shortness of breath with exertion, and constipation."
- "She kindly remonstrated us for allowing our yoga to be so unintentional; she reminded us that it is supposed to be more than mere absent-minded stretching."
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 intentional English unintentional From un- + intentional.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌʌnɪnˈtɛn(t)ʃ(ə)nəl/
- British English: /ˌʌnɪnˈtɛnʃn̩(ə)l/
Inflected Forms
more unintentional (comparative)
most unintentional (superlative)