Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unkept

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables
un-kept
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not kept (especially of promises).

adj

Not well-cared for, not well-kept, not tidy or well-maintained

adj

Misspelling of unkempt.

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 kept English unkept From un- + kept.

Synonyms

broken

Questions

What does unkept mean?
Not kept (especially of promises).
Where does unkept 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 kept English unkept From un- + kept.

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