Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unremittent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-remit-tent
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"Because unremittent tension is maintained in the contractile apparatus for as long as cytochalasin is present, it may properly be designated as a contracture."
"If a jaundice comes on without pain, is unremittent, unassociated with infective symptoms, but accompanied by a dilated gall-bladder and an enlarged liver, then the jaundice is usually caused by carcinoma of the head of the pancreas."
"This increasing recognition of mental health services should not be considered the measured tread of unremittent change."

Etymology

From un- + remittent.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Inflected Forms

more unremittent (comparative) most unremittent (superlative) unremittant (alternative)

Derived Forms

unremittently

Questions

What does unremittent mean?: Unremitting.
Where does unremittent come from?: From un- + remittent.

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