Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unthreatening

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables
un-threat-en-ing
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not threatening

Example Sentences

  • "He has a very unthreatening manner."

Etymology

From un- + threatening.

Inflected Forms

more unthreatening (comparative) most unthreatening (superlative)

Derived Forms

unthreateningly unthreateningness

Synonyms

nonthreatening non-threatening well-meaning

Questions

What does unthreatening mean?
Not threatening
Where does unthreatening come from?
From un- + threatening.

How to pronounce unthreatening

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