Transcription
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- [uhn-spair-ing]
- /ʌnˈspɛər ɪŋ/
- /ʌnˈspeə.rɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uhn-spair-ing]
- /ʌnˈspɛər ɪŋ/
Definitions of unsparing word
- adjective unsparing not sparing; liberal or profuse; excessive. 1
- adjective unsparing unmerciful; harsh; severe. 1
- adjective unsparing harsh, merciless 1
- adjective unsparing not sparing or frugal; lavish; profuse 0
- adjective unsparing showing harshness or severity; unmerciful 0
- adjective unsparing not sparing or stinting; lavish; liberal; profuse 0
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Origin of unsparing
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90; un-1 + sparing
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Parts of speech for Unsparing
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unsparing popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
unsparing usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for unsparing
noun unsparing
- almsgiving — the making of charitable donations, giving alms
- largesse — generous bestowal of gifts.
- largesses — generous bestowal of gifts.
- liberality — the quality or condition of being liberal in giving; generosity; bounty.
- munificence — the quality of being munificent, or showing unusual generosity: The museum's collection was greatly increased by the munificence of the family's gift.
adj unsparing
- aplenty — If you have something aplenty, you have a lot of it.
- bountiful — A bountiful supply or amount of something pleasant is a large one.
- by the book — according to the rules; in the prescribed or usual way
- dead set — absolutely
- difficile — hard to deal with, satisfy, or please.
adv unsparing
- charitably — generous in donations or gifts to relieve the needs of indigent, ill, or helpless persons, or of animals: a charitable man giving much money to feed the poor.
- copiously — large in quantity or number; abundant; plentiful: copious amounts of food.
- generously — liberal in giving or sharing; unselfish: a generous patron of the arts; a generous gift.
- liberally — favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs.
adjective unsparing
- coldblooded — having a body temperature that fluctuates, approximating that of the surrounding air, land, or water
- coldhearted — lacking sympathy; unfeeling
- cutthroat — a person who cuts throats; murderer
- exacting — Making great demands on one's skill, attention, or other resources.
- free — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
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