Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unworn

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.98 in modern English

Syllables
un-worn
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not having been worn, as clothing.

adj

Not worn away or eroded.

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 worn English unworn From un- + worn.

Inflected Forms

more unworn (comparative) most unworn (superlative)

Questions

What does unworn mean?
Not having been worn, as clothing.
Where does unworn 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 worn English unworn From un- + worn.

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