Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unrecompensed

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-rec-om-pensed
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not recompensed; unrewarded.

Example Sentences

"Her days were taken up with the life-giving, hard, unrecompensed work of women of all ages to feed, clothe and nurture her household."

Etymology

From Middle English unrecompensid; equivalent to un- + recompensed.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: unrecompensid

Questions

What does unrecompensed mean?: Not recompensed; unrewarded.
Where does unrecompensed come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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