Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unsophisticated

/ˌʌnsəfˈɪstɪkˌeɪtɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables: un-so-phis-ti-cat-ed
IPA: /ˌʌnsəfˈɪstɪkˌeɪtɪd/

23

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not sophisticated; lacking sophistication.

Example Sentences

"The wonder and awe which pervaded Isabella's mind at some periods, the delight she expressed at others, her unsophisticated sentiments, her kind-heartedness, the manner in which (when she was the most moved or charmed) she wished for her sisters to partake her pleasures, were all sources of the sweetest joy to her husband, to whom she was as a dear child whom it was luxury to indulge, and amusement to develop."

Etymology

From un- + sophisticated.

Inflected Forms

more unsophisticated (comparative) most unsophisticated (superlative)

Derived Forms

unsophisticatedly unsophisticatedness

Synonyms

artless callow childlike verdant clueless credulous dewy-eyed cute fleeceable foppotee green guileless

Questions

How do you pronounce unsophisticated?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌnsəfˈɪstɪkˌeɪtɪd/.
What does unsophisticated mean?: Not sophisticated; lacking sophistication.
Where does unsophisticated come from?: From un- + sophisticated.

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