Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unprosperous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-pros-per-ous
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not prosperous.

Etymology

From un- + prosperous.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more unprosperous (comparative) most unprosperous (superlative)

Derived Forms

Questions

What does unprosperous mean?
Not prosperous.
Where does unprosperous come from?
From un- + prosperous.

How to pronounce unprosperous

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