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incondite

in·con·dite
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [in-kon-dit, -dahyt]
    • /ɪnˈkɒn dɪt, -daɪt/
    • /ɪnˈk.ɒn.dɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-kon-dit, -dahyt]
    • /ɪnˈkɒn dɪt, -daɪt/

Definitions of incondite word

  • adjective incondite ill-constructed; unpolished: incondite prose. 1
  • adjective incondite crude; rough; unmannerly. 1
  • noun incondite Badly-arranged, ill-composed, disorderly (especially of artistic works). 1
  • adjective incondite poorly constructed or composed 0
  • adjective incondite rough or crude 0
  • adjective incondite poorly constructed 0

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Origin of incondite

First appearance:

before 1530
One of the 29% oldest English words
1530-40; < Latin inconditus, equivalent to in- in-3 + conditus past participle of condere to put in, restore (con- con- + -di- put, set + -tus past participle suffix)

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Parts of speech for Incondite

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

incondite popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

incondite usage trend in Literature

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