Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unuseful

/ʌnˈjuːsfəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables: un-use-ful
IPA: /ʌnˈjuːsfəl/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"in regard of the situation of this strong Fortresse, they did neither feare them nor hurt them, being upon the point of a faire promontory, environed on the one side within halfe a mile with an un-usefull mountaine, and on the other side with a faire Plaine […]"
"If it is deemed to be unuseful, attempt to terminate the action or reverse the impact as much as possible. If it is a useful action compliment yourself and smile inwardly."

Etymology

From un- + useful.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ʌnˈjuːsfəl/

Inflected Forms

more unuseful (comparative) most unuseful (superlative)

Derived Forms

unusefully unusefulness

Synonyms

useless unusable unutilizable inutile

Antonyms

useful utile

Questions

How do you pronounce unuseful?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʌnˈjuːsfəl/.
What does unuseful mean?: Not useful.
Where does unuseful come from?: From un- + useful.

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