unhurried
adjective
unhurried is spelled U-N-H-U-R-R-I-E-D: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 79,518th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unhurried means “Not hurried; not rushed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unhurried?
| Letters | 9: U-N-H-U-R-R-I-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 79,518th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is unhurried?
Unhurried appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 79,518th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce unhurried?
- US
Unhurried has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-unhurried.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unhurried
- more unhurried comparative
- most unhurried superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unhurried mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not hurried; not rushed.
She proceeded at a moderate, unhurried pace.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does unhurried come from?
From un- + hurried.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).