Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unpleasing

/ʌnˈpliːzɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English

Syllables: un-pleas-ing
IPA: /ʌnˈpliːzɪŋ/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not pleasing; unpleasant.

Example Sentences

"It is, it is: hie hence, be gone, away! It is the lark that sings so out of tune, Straining harsh discords and unpleasing sharps."
"‘[…] Be assured, my dear, that these were the harshest words, and to me the most unpleasing that ever escaped your lips!’"
"This looked peculiar at first, but not unpleasing when one gets used to it."
"Zander took out a silk handkerchief and vented some unpleasing odour from his mouth."

Etymology

From Middle English un-plesyng, equivalent to un- + pleasing.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: un-plesyng

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ʌnˈpliːzɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

more unpleasing (comparative) most unpleasing (superlative)

Derived Forms

unpleasingly unpleasingness

Questions

How do you pronounce unpleasing?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʌnˈpliːzɪŋ/.
What does unpleasing mean?: Not pleasing; unpleasant.
Where does unpleasing come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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