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- [en-dou]
- /ɛnˈdaʊ/
- /ˈʌ.nɪn.ˈdaʊd/
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- [en-dou]
- /ɛnˈdaʊ/
Definitions of unendowed word
- verb with object unendowed to provide with a permanent fund or source of income: to endow a college. 1
- verb with object unendowed to furnish, as with some talent, faculty, or quality; equip: Nature has endowed her with great ability. 1
- verb with object unendowed Obsolete. to provide with a dower. 1
- verb without object unendowed (of a life-insurance policy) to become payable; yield its conditions. 1
- adjective unendowed not endowed or provided (with something) 0
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Origin of unendowed
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English endowen < Old French endouer, equivalent to en- en-1 + douer < Latin dōtāre to dower, equivalent to dōt- (stem of dōs) dowry + -āre infinitive suffix
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Parts of speech for Unendowed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unendowed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% 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".
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