Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unreserve

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-re-serve
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lack or absence of reserve; frankness; uninhibitedness.

Uncountable

noun

A forest that is not set aside as a reserve.

Indian usage; Countable

verb

To undo or cancel a reservation.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Kitty, tho' perhaps not authorized to address him with so much familiarity on so short an acquaintance, could not forbear indulging the natural Unreserve and Vivacity of her own Disposition, in speaking to him, as he spoke to her."

Etymology

From un- + reserve.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Usage

Inflected Forms

unreserves (plural) unreserves (present, singular) unreserving (participle, present) unreserved (participle, past) unreserved (past)

Frequently Paired Words

unreservation

Questions

What does unreserve mean?: A lack or absence of reserve; frankness; uninhibitedness.
Where does unreserve come from?: From un- + reserve.

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