Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unsymmetrical

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables: un-sym-met-ri-cal
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not symmetrical.

Example Sentences

"Nature is full of unsymmetrical things; even the human body, with its semblance of symmetry, has the heart on the left..."

Etymology

Etymology tree English un- English symmetry Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English symmetrical English unsymmetrical From un- + symmetrical.

Inflected Forms

more unsymmetrical (comparative) most unsymmetrical (superlative)

Derived Forms

unsymmetrically unsymmetricalness

Synonyms

asymmetrical asymmetric lopsided anisometric unsymmetric

Questions

What does unsymmetrical mean?: Not symmetrical.
Where does unsymmetrical come from?: Etymology tree English un- English symmetry Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English symmetrical English unsymmetrical From un- + symmetrical.

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