Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unscientific

/ənsˌaɪəntˈɪfɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English

Syllables
un-sci-en-tif-ic
IPA
/ənsˌaɪəntˈɪfɪk/
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not scientific

Etymology

Etymology tree English un- Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *skey-der. Latin sciō Latin sciēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin scientia Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Medieval Latin scientificusder. Middle French scientifiquebor. English scientific English unscientific From un- + scientific.

Inflected Forms

more unscientific (comparative) most unscientific (superlative)

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Questions

How do you pronounce unscientific?
The recorded pronunciation is /ənsˌaɪəntˈɪfɪk/.
What does unscientific mean?
Not scientific
Where does unscientific come from?
Etymology tree English un- Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *skey-der. Latin sciō Latin sciēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin scientia Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Medieval Latin scientificusder. Middle French scientifiquebor. English scientific English unscientific From un- + scientific.

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