Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unlively

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-live-ly
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not lively.

Etymology

From un- + lively.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more unlively (comparative) most unlively (superlative)

Derived Forms

unliveliness

Synonyms

listless spiritless adiaphroistic apathetic apathistical blasé blithe deaf cool shiftless dispassionate dull

Questions

What does unlively mean?
Not lively.
Where does unlively come from?
From un- + lively.

How to pronounce unlively

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