Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unlovely

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables
unlove-ly
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An unattractive or ugly thing or person.

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Etymology

From Middle English unlovely, onlovely, unlovelich, equivalent to un- + lovely.

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What does unlovely mean?
unattractive, ugly
Where does unlovely come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce unlovely

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