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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unkeen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-keen
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not keen, lacking in enthusiasm or motivation.

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 keen English unkeen From un- + keen.

Inflected Forms

more unkeen (comparative) most unkeen (superlative)

Derived Forms

unkeenly

Antonyms

keen

Questions

What does unkeen mean?
Not keen, lacking in enthusiasm or motivation.
Where does unkeen 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 keen English unkeen From un- + keen.

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