unmeltable

melt

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [melt]
- /mɛlt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [melt]
- /mɛlt/

Definitions of unmeltable word

verb without object unmeltable to become liquefied by warmth or heat, as ice, snow, butter, or metal. 1
verb without object unmeltable to become liquid; dissolve: Let the cough drop melt in your mouth. 1
verb without object unmeltable to pass, dwindle, or fade gradually (often followed by away): His fortune slowly melted away. 1
verb without object unmeltable to pass, change, or blend gradually (often followed by into): Night melted into day. 1
verb without object unmeltable to become softened in feeling by pity, sympathy, love, or the like: The tyrant's heart would not melt. 1
verb without object unmeltable Obsolete. to be subdued or overwhelmed by sorrow, dismay, etc. 1

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Origin of unmeltable

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English melten, Old English meltan (intransitive), m(i)elten (transitive) to melt, digest; cognate with Old Norse melta to digest, Greek méldein to melt

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Parts of speech for Unmeltable

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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unmeltable popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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