0%

unextinguished

ex·tin·guish
U u

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ik-sting-gwish]
    • /ɪkˈstɪŋ gwɪʃ/
    • /ˌʌnɪksˈtɪŋgwɪʃt /
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ik-sting-gwish]
    • /ɪkˈstɪŋ gwɪʃ/

Definitions of unextinguished word

  • verb with object unextinguished to put out (a fire, light, etc.); put out the flame of (something burning or lighted): to extinguish a candle. 1
  • verb with object unextinguished to put an end to or bring to an end; wipe out of existence; annihilate: to extinguish hope. 1
  • verb with object unextinguished to obscure or eclipse, as by superior brilliance. 1
  • verb with object unextinguished Law. to discharge (a debt), as by payment. 1
  • adjective unextinguished not extinguished 0
  • adjective unextinguished not eliminated 0
See all 7 definitions of unextinguished

Information block about the term

Origin of unextinguished

First appearance:

before 1535
One of the 29% oldest English words
1535-45; < Latin ex(s)tingu(ere) (ex- ex-1 + stinguere to quench) + -ish2

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Unextinguished

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Unextinguished

unextinguished popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% 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.

unextinguished usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

See also

Matching words

Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?