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unhandselled

hand·sel
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [han-suh l]
    • /ˈhæn səl/
    • /ʌnhˈandsəld/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [han-suh l]
    • /ˈhæn səl/

Definitions of unhandselled word

  • noun unhandselled a gift or token for good luck or as an expression of good wishes, as at the beginning of the new year or when entering upon a new situation or enterprise. 1
  • noun unhandselled a first installment of payment. 1
  • noun unhandselled the initial experience of anything; first encounter with or use of something taken as a token of what will follow; foretaste. 1
  • verb with object unhandselled to give a handsel to. 1
  • verb with object unhandselled to inaugurate auspiciously. 1
  • verb with object unhandselled to use, try, or experience for the first time. 1
See all 7 definitions of unhandselled

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Origin of unhandselled

First appearance:

before 1050
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1050; Middle English handselne good-luck token, good-will gift, Old English handselen manumission, literally, hand-gift (see hand, sell1); cognate with Danish handsel, earnest money

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Parts of speech for Unhandselled

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

unhandselled 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.

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