Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unsoftening

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-soft-en-ing
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not growing softer.

Example Sentences

"His name, infamous now, would have an additional horror, and ever be remembered by posterity in unspeakable loathing, in unsoftening wrath."

Etymology

From un- + softening.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Questions

What does unsoftening mean?: Not growing softer.
Where does unsoftening come from?: From un- + softening.

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