Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unkent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-kent
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

unknown; strange

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Go, little book, thyself present, As child whose parent is unkent, To him, that is the president Of nobleness and chivalrie."
"as a swain unkent fed on the plains"

Etymology

From un- + kent, from ken (“to know”).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more unkent (comparative) most unkent (superlative)

Questions

What does unkent mean?: unknown; strange
Where does unkent come from?: From un- + kent, from ken (“to know”).

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