Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unprudence

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-pru-dence
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Lack of prudence; imprudence.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English unprudence, equivalent to un- (“lack of”) + prudence.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un
Root: unprudence

Usage

Questions

What does unprudence mean?: Lack of prudence; imprudence.
Where does unprudence come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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