Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unsharpened

/ənʃˈɑɹpənd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables
un-sharp-ened
IPA
/ənʃˈɑɹpənd/
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not sharpened.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English sharpened English unsharpened From un- + sharpened.

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Questions

How do you pronounce unsharpened?
The recorded pronunciation is /ənʃˈɑɹpənd/.
What does unsharpened mean?
Not sharpened.
Where does unsharpened come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English sharpened English unsharpened From un- + sharpened.

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