Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unturned

/əntˈɝnd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables: un-turned
IPA: /əntˈɝnd/

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"[W]oman's loveliness had heretofore been an unturned page in the young man's life."
"“This case of police torture and murder is shocking. But this is not the first case and it is unlikely to be the last case until and unless the police conduct serious interrogations and investigations and leave no stones unturned,” said Sunai Phasuk, a senior researcher for Human Rights Watch."

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 turned English unturned From un- + turned.

Inflected Forms

more unturned (comparative) most unturned (superlative)

Phrases

leave no stone unturned not leave a stone unturned

Rhymes With

turned learned returned concerned earned burned adjourned unconcerned unearned churned spurned yearned

Questions

How do you pronounce unturned?: The recorded pronunciation is /əntˈɝnd/.
What does unturned mean?: Not turned.
Where does unturned 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 turned English unturned From un- + turned.

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