Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unmarried

/ʌnˈmæɹ.id/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.47 in modern English

Syllables
un-mar-ried
IPA
/ʌnˈmæɹ.id/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having no husband or wife.

noun

An unmarried person.

Example Sentences

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 married English unmarried From un- + married.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ʌnˈmæɹ.id/

Inflected Forms

unmarrieds (plural)

Derived Forms

unmarriedness

Synonyms

single unhitched unspoused unwed

Antonyms

married

Rhymes With

married buried varied remarried ferried harried parried

Questions

How do you pronounce unmarried?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʌnˈmæɹ.id/.
What does unmarried mean?
Having no husband or wife.
Where does unmarried 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 married English unmarried From un- + married.

How to pronounce unmarried

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