Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unwares

/ʌnˈwɛːz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-wares
IPA: /ʌnˈwɛːz/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Unexpectedly, suddenly.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"Still as he went, he craftie stales did lay / With cunning traines him to entrap vnwares."

Etymology

From Old English unwæres, unwares, from unwær (“unware”).

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: unwæres

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ʌnˈwɛːz/

Usage

Archaic

Questions

How do you pronounce unwares?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʌnˈwɛːz/.
What does unwares mean?: Unexpectedly, suddenly.
Where does unwares come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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