Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unspiritual

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables
un-spir-i-tu-al
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys-der.? Latin spīrō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin spīritus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin spīrituālisder. Old French spirituelbor. Middle English spiritual English spiritual English unspiritual From un- + spiritual.

Inflected Forms

more unspiritual (comparative) most unspiritual (superlative)

Derived Forms

Frequently Paired Words

Questions

What does unspiritual mean?
Not spiritual; lacking metaphysical significance.
Where does unspiritual come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys-der.? Latin spīrō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin spīritus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin spīrituālisder. Old French spirituelbor. Middle English spiritual English spiritual English unspiritual From un- + spiritual.

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