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- [uhn-uh-loid]
- /ˌʌn əˈlɔɪd/
- /ˌʌn.əˈlɔɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uhn-uh-loid]
- /ˌʌn əˈlɔɪd/
Definitions of unalloyed word
- adjective unalloyed If you describe a feeling such as happiness or relief as unalloyed, you are emphasizing that it is a strong feeling and no other feeling is involved. 0
- adjective unalloyed not mixed or intermingled with any other thing; pure 0
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Origin of unalloyed
First appearance:
before 1660 One of the 46% oldest English words
First recorded in 1660-70; un-1 + alloy + -ed2
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Parts of speech for Unalloyed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unalloyed popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 52% 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.
Synonyms for unalloyed
adj unalloyed
- choate — Rufus1799-1859; U.S. lawyer
- consentient — being in agreement; united in opinion
- solid — having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness), as a geometrical body or figure.
adjective unalloyed
- altogether — You use altogether to emphasize that something has stopped, been done, or finished completely.
- inelaborate — Not elaborate; crude; unfinished.
- loner — a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others: He was always a loner—no one knew him well.
- quite — completely, wholly, or entirely: quite the reverse; not quite finished.
Antonyms for unalloyed
adjective unalloyed
- embellished — Simple past tense and past participle of embellish.
- mingling — Present participle of mingle.
- wed — to marry (another person) in a formal ceremony.
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