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untempted

tempt
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [tempt]
    • /tɛmpt/
    • /ʌn.ˈtempt.ɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tempt]
    • /tɛmpt/

Definitions of untempted word

  • verb with object untempted to entice or allure to do something often regarded as unwise, wrong, or immoral. 1
  • verb with object untempted to attract, appeal strongly to, or invite: The offer tempts me. 1
  • verb with object untempted to render strongly disposed to do something: The book tempted me to read more on the subject. 1
  • verb with object untempted to put (someone) to the test in a venturesome way; provoke: to tempt one's fate. 1
  • verb with object untempted Obsolete. to try or test. 1
  • adjective untempted not tempted 0

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Origin of untempted

First appearance:

before 1175
One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English < Latin temptāre to probe, feel, test, tempt

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Untempted

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

untempted popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% 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".

untempted usage trend in Literature

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