Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unsophistication

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-so-phis-ti-ca-tion
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Absence of sophistication; the quality of being unsophisticated.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"My knees buckled absurdly, and I pretended to be leaning into the sink to cover that moment of unsophistication. Although how sophisticated can you look while leaning over a pile of dirty dishes?"

Etymology

From un- + sophistication.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does unsophistication mean?: Absence of sophistication; the quality of being unsophisticated.
Where does unsophistication come from?: From un- + sophistication.

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