Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unscience

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-science
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

That which is unscientific or pseudoscientific.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"It has been used in medicine from time immemorial; but until recently its use was nothing more than a species of mere unscience, shadowed in mystery."
"Misapplication of this practical connection leads to such unsciences as astrology and alchemy and, with the Romans, augury."

Etymology

From Middle English unscience (“false knowledge or understanding”), equivalent to un- + science.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un
Root: unscience

Usage

Inflected Forms

unsciences (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

pseudoscience

Questions

What does unscience mean?: That which is unscientific or pseudoscientific.
Where does unscience come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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