unwed
/ənwˈɛd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Not married.
Example Sentences
- "Should unweds living together receive the same social benefits as married couples?"
- "Perhaps the most awkward situation for the inexperienced young landlady was how to deal with “unweds.”"
- "At last it was determined to unwed the unhappy pair, during the arrangements for which the husband was arrested and put into jail for six months for rioting."
- "A singer must be a fool indeed if you do not hear through Sullivan's notes the exact language of any song. Take, for example, the well-known Sentry song in Iolanthe and attempt to unwed the wit of the air from the wit of the thought and words; […]"
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 wed English unwed From un- (not) + wed.