Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unwilled

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-willed
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not disposed of in a legal will.

adj

Not willed or wished for.

Example Sentences

"Or is it to go no further than to condemn such a law as that which in England gives unwilled lands to the eldest son?"
"In early infancy activity is entirely purposeless and unwilled, merely the instinctive movement of every part of the body."

Etymology

From un- + willed.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Questions

What does unwilled mean?: Not disposed of in a legal will.
Where does unwilled come from?: From un- + willed.

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