Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unzealous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-zeal-ous
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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- Proto-Indo-European *yeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-los Proto-Indo-European *yéh₂los Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos)bor. Latin zēlus Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Latin zēlōsusder. Middle English zelose English zealous English unzealous From un- + zealous.

Derived Forms

unzealously unzealousness

Synonyms

languid spiritless adiaphroistic apathetic apathistical blasé blithe deaf cool shiftless dispassionate dull

Questions

What does unzealous mean?: Not zealous.
Where does unzealous 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- Proto-Indo-European *yeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-los Proto-Indo-European *yéh₂los Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos)bor. Latin zēlus Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Latin zēlōsusder. Middle English zelose English zealous English unzealous From un- + zealous.

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