Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unshorn

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English

Syllables: un-shorn
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not shorn.

Example Sentences

"Get up, get up for shame, the blooming morne / Upon her wings presents the god unshorne. / See how Aurora throwes her faire / Fresh-quilted colours through the aire; / Get up, sweet slug-a-bed, and see / The dew bespangling herbe and tree."

Etymology

From un- + shorn.

Derived Forms

unshornness

Synonyms

unsheared

Questions

What does unshorn mean?: Not shorn.
Where does unshorn come from?: From un- + shorn.

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