Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [in-fawr-chuh-nit]
- /ɪnˈfɔr tʃə nɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [in-fawr-chuh-nit]
- /ɪnˈfɔr tʃə nɪt/
Definitions of infortunate word
- adjective infortunate of or relating to infortune. 1
- noun infortunate (obsolete) unlucky; unfortunate. 1
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Origin of infortunate
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin infortūnātus, equivalent to in- in-3 + fortūnātus fortunate
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Parts of speech for Infortunate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
infortunate popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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