unguessable

guess

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ges]
- /gɛs/
- /ˌʌnˈgɛsəbl /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ges]
- /gɛs/

Definitions of unguessable word

verb with object unguessable to arrive at or commit oneself to an opinion about (something) without having sufficient evidence to support the opinion fully: to guess a person's weight. 1
verb with object unguessable to estimate or conjecture about correctly: to guess what a word means. 1
verb with object unguessable to think, believe, or suppose: I guess I can get there in time. 1
verb without object unguessable to form an estimate or conjecture (often followed by at or about): We guessed at the weight of the package. 1
verb without object unguessable to estimate or conjecture correctly. 1
noun unguessable an opinion that one reaches or to which one commits oneself on the basis of probability alone or in the absence of any evidence whatever. 1

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Origin of unguessable

First appearance:

before 1300

One of the 15% oldest English words

1300-50; (v.) Middle English gessen, perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Swedish, Danish, Norwegian gissa, Middle Low German gissen, Middle Dutch gessen, Old Norse geta; (noun) Middle English gesse, derivative of the v. See get

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Parts of speech for Unguessable

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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unguessable popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

unguessable usage trend in Literature

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