unclear

Meaning

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʌnˈklɪə(ɹ)/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English unclere, equivalent to un- + clear. Compare Saterland Frisian uunkloor (“unclear”), West Frisian ûnklear (“inoperative, broken”), Dutch onklaar (“out of order, defective, broken”), German unklar (“unclear”), Danish uklar (“unclear”), Swedish oklar (“unclear”).

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