Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unsmiling

/ənsmˈaɪlɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English

Syllables
un-smil-ing
IPA
/ənsmˈaɪlɪŋ/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not smiling; serious or grave

Example Sentences

Etymology

From un- + smiling.

Derived Forms

unsmilingly unsmilingness

Synonyms

austere humorless

Antonyms

smiling

Rhymes With

smiling filing styling compiling piling beguiling wiling dreiling fryling reiling

Questions

How do you pronounce unsmiling?
The recorded pronunciation is /ənsmˈaɪlɪŋ/.
What does unsmiling mean?
Not smiling; serious or grave
Where does unsmiling come from?
From un- + smiling.

How to pronounce unsmiling

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