Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

untuned

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables: un-tuned
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a musical instrument.

adj

Of a musical instrument.

Example Sentences

"Many types of cymbals and drums are untuned."
"[W]e thinke the Egle-vvinged pride / Of skie-aſpiring and ambitious thoughts, / VVith rituall-hating enuy ſet on you / To vvake our peace, vvhich in our Countries cradle / Dravves the ſvveet infant breath of gentle ſleepe / VVhich ſo rouzde vp vvith boiſtrous vntunde drummes, / And grating ſhocke of vvrathfully yron armes, / Might from our quiet confines fright faire Peace, […]"

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 tuned English untuned From un- + tuned.

Inflected Forms

more untuned (comparative) most untuned (superlative)

Questions

What does untuned mean?: Of a musical instrument.
Where does untuned 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 tuned English untuned From un- + tuned.

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