Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unstinting

/ˌʌnˈstɪntɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables: un-stint-ing
IPA: /ˌʌnˈstɪntɪŋ/

11

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Generous and tireless with one's contributions of money, time, etc.

Example Sentences

"We thank her for her unstinting support of our new hospital."
"Tactically smart, Leeds' work-rate was also admirable, their players often doubling up on Everton's main threats like Marouane Fellaini, while Victor Anichibe[sic] found he had unwelcome, unstinting company throughout."

Etymology

From un- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + stint (“to be mean or sparing”) + -ing (suffix forming present participles of verbs), or un- + stinting (“mean, sparing”). Stint is derived from Middle English stinten, from Old English styntan (“to make blunt”) and *stintan (attested in āstintan (“to assuage; to make dull; to stint”)), from Proto-West Germanic *stuntijan (“to make dull; to shorten”), from Proto-Germanic *stuntijaną (“to make dull; to shorten”) and Proto-Germanic *stintaną (“to make short”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewd- (“to hit; to push”), probably influenced by Old Norse *stynta, stytta (“to make short, shorten”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un-, un
Root: *(s)tewd-, stinten, styntan, *stuntijan, *stuntijaną, *stintaną
Suffix: stint

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌʌnˈstɪntɪŋ/
British English: /(ˌ)ʌnˈstɪntɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

more unstinting (comparative) most unstinting (superlative)

Derived Forms

unstintingly unstintingness

Frequently Paired Words

stint stinting stintingly

Synonyms

lavish munificent overgenerous too-generous unsparing unstinted

Rhymes With

printing hinting sprinting squinting reprinting imprinting minting glinting

Questions

How do you pronounce unstinting?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌnˈstɪntɪŋ/.
What does unstinting mean?: Generous and tireless with one's contributions of money, time, etc.
Where does unstinting come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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