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unhabituated

ha·bit·u·ate
U u

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [huh-bich-oo-eyt]
    • /həˈbɪtʃ uˌeɪt/
    • /ʌnhˈabɪtʃˌuːeɪtɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [huh-bich-oo-eyt]
    • /həˈbɪtʃ uˌeɪt/

Definitions of unhabituated word

  • verb with object unhabituated to accustom (a person, the mind, etc.), as to a particular situation: Wealth habituated him to luxury. 1
  • verb with object unhabituated Archaic. to frequent. 1
  • verb without object unhabituated to cause habituation, physiologically or psychologically. 1
  • adjective unhabituated (of wild animals) not used to human presence 0

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Origin of unhabituated

First appearance:

before 1520
One of the 28% oldest English words
1520-30; < Late Latin habituātus conditioned, constituted, (past participle of habituāre), equivalent to habitu(s) habit1 + -ātus -ate1

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Parts of speech for Unhabituated

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

unhabituated popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% 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.

unhabituated usage trend in Literature

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