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unprovennot yet demonstrated to be true or correct; not established by evidence

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: not yet demonstrated to be true or correct; not established by evidence

Pronunciation (IPA): /ʌnˈpruːvən/

Korean meaning: 아직 증명되지 않은, 입증되지 않은

Korean pronunciation: 언**프루**븐

Example Sentences

  • My grandmother's unproven recipe for eternal youth involves eating exactly 7 pickles at midnight.
  • The detective refused to arrest the suspect based on unproven evidence.
  • His unproven ability to predict the weather by sniffing his socks made him the village's most questionable meteorologist.

unproven

ADJECTIVE

//ʌnˈpruːvən//

not yet demonstrated to be true or correct; not established by evidence

unproven concept
💡 Concept

Scientists examine unproven theories with inconclusive experimental results

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unproven rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Theories woven but unproven leave progress frozen!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ʌnˈpruːvən/
🇬🇧 UK/ʌnˈpruːvən/

🌳Etymology

Prefixun--
Rootprov-
Suffix--en

Origin

From Latin 'probare' meaning 'to test or approve' with the negative prefix 'un-' added. The word literally means 'not tested or demonstrated to be true.'

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🎵Rhyme

wovenchosenfrozen
chosen
frozen
woven

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My grandmother's unproven recipe for eternal youth involves eating exactly 7 pickles at midnight.

The detective refused to arrest the suspect based on unproven evidence.

😄 Fun example

His unproven ability to predict the weather by sniffing his socks made him the village's most questionable meteorologist.

Many unproven treatments are promoted on social media without scientific backing.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

unverifiedunconfirmeduntestedunsubstantiatedspeculative

Antonyms

provenverifiedconfirmed

Related

hypothesistheoryevidencedemonstratevalidate