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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unmoored

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English

Syllables
un-moored
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not moored.

adj

Mentally immature, unstable, or lacking in emotional connections.

verb

simple past and past participle of unmoor

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 moored English unmoored From un- + moored.

Derived Forms

unmooredness

Questions

What does unmoored mean?
Not moored.
Where does unmoored 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 moored English unmoored From un- + moored.

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