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unhandsome

un·hand·some
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uhn-han-suh m]
    • /ʌnˈhæn səm/
    • /ˈʌn.ˈhæn.səm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhn-han-suh m]
    • /ʌnˈhæn səm/

Definitions of unhandsome word

  • adjective unhandsome lacking good looks; not attractive in physical appearance; plain or ugly. 1
  • adjective unhandsome ungracious; discourteous; unseemly: an unhandsome exchange of epithets. 1
  • adjective unhandsome ungenerous; illiberal: an unhandsome reward. 1
  • abbreviation UNHANDSOME unattractive 0
  • adjective unhandsome discourteous 0
  • adjective unhandsome not handsome or attractive; plain; homely 0

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Origin of unhandsome

First appearance:

before 1520
One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1520-30; un-1 + handsome

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Parts of speech for Unhandsome

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

unhandsome popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% 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.

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