Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unpermitted

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables: un-per-mit-ted
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not permitted; forbidden.

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 permitted English unpermitted From un- + permitted.

Synonyms

prohibited proscribed unallowed banned disallowed forbidden impermissible illegal illicit interdicted nonallowed nonlicet

Questions

What does unpermitted mean?: Not permitted; forbidden.
Where does unpermitted 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 permitted English unpermitted From un- + permitted.

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