unmask
/ʌnˈmæsk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.48 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The Charieſt maide is prodigall enough, / If ſhe vnmaske hir beautie to the Moone."
- "But instead of a direct answer to so important a question, Jones began to be very importunate with the lady to unmask; and at length having prevailed, there appeared not Mrs Fitzpatrick, but the Lady Bellaston herself."
- "[…] to unmask and to assume her 'natural' role (rather than her 'fitting in' role)."
- "Autistic females are trying to adhere to social expectations placed upon them, and masking and blending to fit those expectations, […] How do you unmask when you have spent a [long time masking]."
- "He recalled his horse. This, retiring, unmasked the heavy infantry, which Hannibal called in from either flank and sent with a vigorous élan in close column across the ford against the ill-arrayed barbarians, followed by the cavalry, which had formed again in its rear."
- "In less than an hour the batteries were unmasked. The Confederate works were visible and at 5:08 a.m., Seymour ordered the batteries to commence firing."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Prefix: un
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ʌnˈmæsk/
- British English: /ʌnˈmæsk/