Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unsurfaced

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables
un-sur-faced
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not having a tar macadam (asphalt) or other paved surface; unpaved.

adj

Rough, absorbent, without a glaze or finish.

adj

Not having surfaced or appeared.

Example Sentences

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- English surfaced English unsurfaced From un- + surfaced.

Questions

What does unsurfaced mean?
Not having a tar macadam (asphalt) or other paved surface; unpaved.
Where does unsurfaced 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- English surfaced English unsurfaced From un- + surfaced.

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