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undismayed (adj.) — unfrequented (adj.) ETD undismayed (adj.).1

undismayed (adj.) ETD undismayed (adj.).1

1610s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of dismay (v.). ETD undismayed (adj.).2

undisputable (adj.) ETD undisputable (adj.).1

1590s, from un- (1) "not" + disputable. The usual word is indisputable. Related: Undisputably. ETD undisputable (adj.).2

undisputed (adj.) ETD undisputed (adj.).1

1560s, "not argued with," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of dispute (v.). Meaning "not called into question" is attested from 1620s. ETD undisputed (adj.).2

undistinguished (adj.) ETD undistinguished (adj.).1

1590s, "not kept distinct," from un- (1) "not" + distinguished. Meaning "not elevated above others" is attested from c. 1600. ETD undistinguished (adj.).2

undistinguishable ETD undistinguishable.1

1580s, from un- (1) "not" + distinguishable. ETD undistinguishable.2

undisturbed (adj.) ETD undisturbed (adj.).1

c. 1600, from un- (1) "not" + disturbed. ETD undisturbed (adj.).2

undivided (adj.) ETD undivided (adj.).1

early 15c., from un- (1) "not" + past participle of divide (v.). ETD undivided (adj.).2

undivulged (adj.) ETD undivulged (adj.).1

c. 1600, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of divulge (v.). ETD undivulged (adj.).2

undo (v.) ETD undo (v.).1

Old English undon "to unfasten and open" (a window or door), "to unfasten by releasing from a fixed position; to cancel, discharge, abrogate, reverse what has been done, put back in a former condition; bring to ruin, destroy," from un- (2) "opposite of" + do (v.). Related: Undone; undoing. ETD undo (v.).2

undocumented (adj.) ETD undocumented (adj.).1

1883, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of document (v.). ETD undocumented (adj.).2

undomesticated (adj.) ETD undomesticated (adj.).1

1787, of women, "unsuited to home life," 1813, of animals, "not brought under control of humans," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of domesticate (v.). Undomestic "not caring for home life" is recorded from 1754. ETD undomesticated (adj.).2

undone (adj.) ETD undone (adj.).1

"not accomplished," c. 1300, from un- (1) "not" + done. The same word meaning "destroyed" is recorded from mid-14c., past-participle adjective from undo. ETD undone (adj.).2

undoubted (adj.) ETD undoubted (adj.).1

mid-15c., from un- (1) "not" + past participle of doubt (v.). Related: Undoubtedly. ETD undoubted (adj.).2

undoubtable (adj.) ETD undoubtable (adj.).1

early 15c., from un- (1) "not" + doubt (v.) + -able. Related: Undoubtably. ETD undoubtable (adj.).2

undreamed (adj.) ETD undreamed (adj.).1

1610s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of dream (v.). ETD undreamed (adj.).2

undress (v.) ETD undress (v.).1

1590s, "to shed one's clothing," from un- (2) "opposite of" + dress (v.). Transitive sense of "to strip off (someone's) clothing" is recorded from 1610s. Related: Undressed; undressing. ETD undress (v.).2

undressed (adj.) ETD undressed (adj.).1

"naked (or nearly so)," 1610s, past-participle adjective from undress (v.). ETD undressed (adj.).2

undress (n.) ETD undress (n.).1

"state of partial or incomplete dress," 1680s, from undress (v.). Meaning "ordinary dress" is from 1748. ETD undress (n.).2

undue (adj.) ETD undue (adj.).1

late 14c., "not owing or payable; unjustly demanded," also "not appropriate, unseasonable," also "excessive," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of due (v.). Formed on model of Old French indeu, Latin indebitus. ETD undue (adj.).2

undulation (n.) ETD undulation (n.).1

1640s, from Medieval Latin *undulatio, from Late Latin undulatus "wavy, undulated," from undula "wavelet," diminutive of Latin unda "a wave," from PIE *unda-, nasalized form of root *wed- (1) "water; wet." ETD undulation (n.).2

undulant (adj.) ETD undulant (adj.).1

1830, from Latin undulantem (nominative undulans), from unda "a wave," from PIE *unda-, nasalized form of root *wed- (1) "water; wet." ETD undulant (adj.).2

undulate (v.) ETD undulate (v.).1

"to move in waves," 1660s, back-formation from undulation. Related: undulated, undulating. ETD undulate (v.).2

unduly (adv.) ETD unduly (adv.).1

late 14c., "without due moderation; improperly, unsuitably;" see undue + -ly (2). From early 15c. as "unjustly, wrongfully." ETD unduly (adv.).2

unearned (adj.) ETD unearned (adj.).1

c. 1200, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of earn (v.). Unearned income is recorded from 1889. ETD unearned (adj.).2

unearth (v.) ETD unearth (v.).1

"to dig up," mid-15c., from un- (2) "opposite of" + earth (v.) "bury (a corpse) in the ground" (c. 1400, from earth (n.)). Related: Unearthed; unearthing. ETD unearth (v.).2

unearthly (adj.) ETD unearthly (adj.).1

1610s, "heavenly, sublime," from un- (1) "not" + earthly. Sense of "ghostly, weird" is attested by 1802. Related: Unearthliness. ETD unearthly (adj.).2

uneasy (adj.) ETD uneasy (adj.).1

late 13c., "not comforting, causing trouble," from un- (1) "not" + easy (adj.). Meaning "disturbed in mind" is attested from 1670s. Related: Uneasily; uneasiness. ETD uneasy (adj.).2

uneducated (adj.) ETD uneducated (adj.).1

1580s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of educate (v.). ETD uneducated (adj.).2

unelectable (adj.) ETD unelectable (adj.).1

also un-electable, 1962, from un- (1) "not" + electable. ETD unelectable (adj.).2

unemancipated (adj.) ETD unemancipated (adj.).1

1775, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of emancipate (v.). ETD unemancipated (adj.).2

unemotional (adj.) ETD unemotional (adj.).1

1819, from un- (1) "not" + emotional (adj.). Related: Unemotionally. ETD unemotional (adj.).2

unemployed (adj.) ETD unemployed (adj.).1

1600, "at leisure, not occupied," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of employ (v.). Meaning "temporarily out of work" is from 1660s. There seems not to have been a verb *unemploy, but disemploy was used (1610s). The noun meaning "unemployed persons collectively" is from 1782. ETD unemployed (adj.).2

unemployment (n.) ETD unemployment (n.).1

1887, from un- (1) "not" + employment. ETD unemployment (n.).2

unencumbered (adj.) ETD unencumbered (adj.).1

1722, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of encumber (v.). ETD unencumbered (adj.).2

unending (adj.) ETD unending (adj.).1

1660s, from un- (1) "not" + present participle of end (v.). ETD unending (adj.).2

unendurable (adj.) ETD unendurable (adj.).1

1620s, from un- (1) "not" + endurable. Related: Unendurably. ETD unendurable (adj.).2

un-English (adj.) ETD un-English (adj.).1

"lacking in qualities regarded as typically English," 1630s, from un- (1) "not" + English (adj.). ETD un-English (adj.).2

unenlightened (adj.) ETD unenlightened (adj.).1

1660s, "not lit up," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of enlighten (v.). Meaning "not mentally illuminated" is attested from 1650s. ETD unenlightened (adj.).2

unenthusiastic (adj.) ETD unenthusiastic (adj.).1

1805, from un- (1) "not" + enthusiastic (adj.). Related: Unenthusiastically. ETD unenthusiastic (adj.).2

unenviable (adj.) ETD unenviable (adj.).1

1640s, from un- (1) "not" + enviable (adj.). Related: Unenviably. ETD unenviable (adj.).2

unequal (adj.) ETD unequal (adj.).1

1530s, "unjust, unfair," from un- (1) "not" + equal (adj.). Meaning "not the same in amount, size, quality, etc." is recorded from 1560s (inequal in this sense is from late 14c.). Sense of "inadequate, insufficient" (to some task) is attested from 1690s. Related: Unequally. ETD unequal (adj.).2

unequivocal (adj.) ETD unequivocal (adj.).1

1784, from un- (1) "not" + equivocal. Related: Unequivocally. ETD unequivocal (adj.).2

unerring (adj.) ETD unerring (adj.).1

1640s (implied in unerringly), from un- (1) "not" + verbal noun from err. Related: Unerringly. ETD unerring (adj.).2

UNESCO ETD UNESCO.1

acronym from United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, which was created in 1945. ETD UNESCO.2

unethical (adj.) ETD unethical (adj.).1

1871, from un- (1) "not" + ethical. Related: Unethically. ETD unethical (adj.).2

uneventful (adj.) ETD uneventful (adj.).1

1800, from un- (1) "not" + eventful. Related: Uneventfully. ETD uneventful (adj.).2

uneven (adj.) ETD uneven (adj.).1

Old English unefen "unequal, unlike, anomalous, irregular," from un- (1) "not" + even (adj.). Similar formation in Old Frisian oniovn, Middle Dutch oneven, Old High German uneban, German uneben, Old Norse ujafn. Meaning "broken, rugged" (in reference to terrain, etc.) is recorded from late 13c. Related: Unevenly; unevenness. ETD uneven (adj.).2

unevitable (adj.) ETD unevitable (adj.).1

from un- (1) "not" + evitable. The usual word is inevitable. Related: Unevitably. ETD unevitable (adj.).2

unexamined (adj.) ETD unexamined (adj.).1

late 15c., from un- (1) "not" + past participle of examine (v.). ETD unexamined (adj.).2

unexceptional (adj.) ETD unexceptional (adj.).1

from un- (1) "not" + exceptional (adj.). ETD unexceptional (adj.).2

unexceptionable (adj.) ETD unexceptionable (adj.).1

1660s, from un- (1) "not" + exceptionable. ETD unexceptionable (adj.).2

unexcusable (adj.) ETD unexcusable (adj.).1

late 14c., from un- (1) "not" + excusable. The usual word is inexcusable. Related: Unexcusably. ETD unexcusable (adj.).2

unexpected (adj.) ETD unexpected (adj.).1

1580s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of expect (v.). Related: Unexpectedly. ETD unexpected (adj.).2

unexperienced (adj.) ETD unexperienced (adj.).1

1560s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of experience (v.). ETD unexperienced (adj.).2

unexplained (adj.) ETD unexplained (adj.).1

1721, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of explain (v.). ETD unexplained (adj.).2

unexplainable (adj.) ETD unexplainable (adj.).1

1711, from un- (1) "not" + explain + -able. Related: Unexplainably. ETD unexplainable (adj.).2

unexplored (adj.) ETD unexplored (adj.).1

1690s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of explore (v.). ETD unexplored (adj.).2

unexpurgated (adj.) ETD unexpurgated (adj.).1

1882, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of expurgate (v.). ETD unexpurgated (adj.).2

unfading (adj.) ETD unfading (adj.).1

from un- (1) "not" + past participle of fade (v.). ETD unfading (adj.).2

unfailing (adj.) ETD unfailing (adj.).1

late 14c., "never coming to an end, unceasing, everlasting, inexhaustible," from un- (1) "not" + present participle of fail (v.). Related: Unfailingly. ETD unfailing (adj.).2

unfairness (n.) ETD unfairness (n.).1

Old English unfægernes "ugliness, disfigurement;" see unfair + -ness. ETD unfairness (n.).2

unfair (adj.) ETD unfair (adj.).1

Old English unfægr "unlovely, not beautiful, deformed, hideous, unlovable," from un- (1) "not" + fair (adj.). Similar formation in Old Norse ufagr, Gothic unfagrs. The meaning "wicked, evil, bad" is recorded from c. 1300. The sense of "not equitable, unjust" is first attested 1713. Related: Unfairly. ETD unfair (adj.).2

unfaithful (adj.) ETD unfaithful (adj.).1

mid-14c., "acting falsely," from un- (1) "not" + faithful. In Middle English it had also a sense of "infidel, unbelieving, irreligious" (late 14c.). The meaning "not faithful in marriage" is attested from 1828. Related: Unfaithfully; unfaithfulness. ETD unfaithful (adj.).2

unfaltering (adj.) ETD unfaltering (adj.).1

1660s, from un- (1) "not" + present participle of falter (v.). Related: Unfalteringly. ETD unfaltering (adj.).2

unfamous (adj.) ETD unfamous (adj.).1

late 14c., "not well known, obscure," from un- (1) "not" + famous (adj.). Also from late 14c. as "notably bad," a sense now in infamous. ETD unfamous (adj.).2

unfamiliar (adj.) ETD unfamiliar (adj.).1

1590s, from un- (1) "not" + familiar (adj.). Related: Unfamiliarly; unfamiliarity. ETD unfamiliar (adj.).2

unfashionable (adj.) ETD unfashionable (adj.).1

1560s, "incapable of being shaped," from un- (1) "not" + fashionable. Meaning "not in accordance with prevailing fashion" is attested from 1640s. Related: Unfashionably. ETD unfashionable (adj.).2

unfasten (v.) ETD unfasten (v.).1

early 13c., from un- (2) "opposite of" + fasten. Old English had unfæstnian "to unfasten." Related: Unfastened; unfastening. ETD unfasten (v.).2

unfathomed (adj.) ETD unfathomed (adj.).1

1620s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of fathom (v.). ETD unfathomed (adj.).2

unfathomable (adj.) ETD unfathomable (adj.).1

1610s, originally in the figurative sense, of feelings, conditions, etc., "too deep to be comprehended," from un- (1) "not" + fathomable. Literal sense of "too deep to be measured" is attested from 1670s. Related: Unfathomably. ETD unfathomable (adj.).2

unfavorable (adj.) ETD unfavorable (adj.).1

also unfavourable, mid-15c. (implied in unfavorably), from un- (1) "not" + favorable (adj.). ETD unfavorable (adj.).2

unfazed (adj.) ETD unfazed (adj.).1

1933, American English, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of faze (v.). ETD unfazed (adj.).2

unfeasible (adj.) ETD unfeasible (adj.).1

1520s, from un- (1) "not" + feasible. ETD unfeasible (adj.).2

unfeeling (adj.) ETD unfeeling (adj.).1

late Old English had unfelende, "having no sensation." Middle English had a verb unfeel "be insensible, fail to feel" (early 14c.) as well as unfeelingness "insensibility, loss of sensation," and unfeelingly "without understanding or direct knowledge" (late 14c.), and a verbal noun unfeeling "loss of sensation, lack of feeling." However the word in its main modern meaning "devoid of kindly or tender feelings" is from 1590s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of feel (v.). Related: Unfeelingly. ETD unfeeling (adj.).2

unfeigned (adj.) ETD unfeigned (adj.).1

late 14c., "sincere, genuine, true, real," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of feign (v.). ETD unfeigned (adj.).2

unfelt (adj.) ETD unfelt (adj.).1

1580s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of feel (v.). ETD unfelt (adj.).2

unfetter (v.) ETD unfetter (v.).1

mid-14c., from un- (2) "opposite of" + fetter (v.). The figurative sense is recorded from late 14c. Related: Unfettered; unfettering. ETD unfetter (v.).2

unfinished (adj.) ETD unfinished (adj.).1

1550s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of finish (v.). ETD unfinished (adj.).2

unfit (v.) ETD unfit (v.).1

"to render unfit," 1610s, from unfit (adj.), or else from un- (2) "reverse of" + fit (v.). Related: Unfitted; unfitting. ETD unfit (v.).2

unfit (adj.) ETD unfit (adj.).1

1540s, "not suitable" (in reference to things), from un- (1) "not" + fit (adj.). Related: Unfitness. In reference to persons or human qualities, attested from 1550s. ETD unfit (adj.).2

unflagging (adj.) ETD unflagging (adj.).1

1715, from un- (1) "not" + present participle of flag (v.). Related: Unflaggingly. ETD unflagging (adj.).2

unflappable (adj.) ETD unflappable (adj.).1

1958, from un- (1) "not" + flap (v.) + -able. Originally used in reference to Harold Macmillan, British P.M. 1957-63. ETD unflappable (adj.).2

unflattering (adj.) ETD unflattering (adj.).1

1580s, from un- (1) "not" + gerundive of flatter. Related: Unflatteringly. ETD unflattering (adj.).2

unfledged (adj.) ETD unfledged (adj.).1

c. 1600, of persons, "immature, not experienced," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of fledge (v.). Literal sense of "not yet covered in feathers" is recorded from 1610s. ETD unfledged (adj.).2

unflinching (adj.) ETD unflinching (adj.).1

1728, from un- (1) "not" + present-participle adjective of flinch (v.). Related: Unflinchingly. ETD unflinching (adj.).2

unfold (v.) ETD unfold (v.).1

Old English unfealdan, "to open or unwrap the folds of," also figuratively, "to disclose, reveal, explain," from un- (2) "opposite of" + fold (v.). Similar formation in Middle Dutch ontvouden, German entfalten. Intransitive sense is attested from late 14c. Related: Unfolded; unfolding. ETD unfold (v.).2

unforced (adj.) ETD unforced (adj.).1

1590s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of force (v.). ETD unforced (adj.).2

unforeseeable (adj.) ETD unforeseeable (adj.).1

1670s, from un- (1) "not" + foreseeable (see foresee). Related: Unforeseeably. ETD unforeseeable (adj.).2

unforeseen (adj.) ETD unforeseen (adj.).1

late 14c., from un- (1) "not" + past participle of foresee. Similar formation in Middle Dutch onvoresien, Dutch onvoorzien, Middle High German unvorsen. ETD unforeseen (adj.).2

unforgettable (adj.) ETD unforgettable (adj.).1

1806, from un- (1) "not" + forgettable. Related: Unforgettably. ETD unforgettable (adj.).2

unforgiving (adj.) ETD unforgiving (adj.).1

1713, from un- (1) "not" + present-participle adjective from forgive. Old English had unforgifende. ETD unforgiving (adj.).2

unforgivable (adj.) ETD unforgivable (adj.).1

1540s, from un- (1) "not" + forgivable. In early use, especially with reference to the sin described in Matthew xii.31. Related: Unforgivably. ETD unforgivable (adj.).2

unforgiven (adj.) ETD unforgiven (adj.).1

early 15c., from un- (1) "not" + past-participle adjective from forgive (v.). Old English had unforgifen. ETD unforgiven (adj.).2

unforgotten (adj.) ETD unforgotten (adj.).1

1670s, from un- (1) "not" + forgotten. Similar formation in German unvergessen. ETD unforgotten (adj.).2

unformed (adj.) ETD unformed (adj.).1

early 14c., from un- (1) "not" + past-participle adjective from form (v.). ETD unformed (adj.).2

unfortunately (adv.) ETD unfortunately (adv.).1

1540s, "in an unfortunate manner, by ill-fortune," from unfortunate + -ly (2). The original meaning is now rare; the main modern sense of "sad to say, unhappily, unluckily," in parenthetical use, is recorded from 1770s. ETD unfortunately (adv.).2

unfortunate (adj.) ETD unfortunate (adj.).1

mid-15c., "unlucky," from un- (1) "not" + fortunate (adj.). Infortunate in same sense is older. In late 18c.-early 19c., unfortunate woman was a polite way to say "prostitute." The noun meaning "one who is not fortunate" is recorded from 1630s. ETD unfortunate (adj.).2

unfortune (n.) ETD unfortune (n.).1

"misfortune, bad luck," early 15c., from un- (1) "not" + fortune (n.). ETD unfortune (n.).2

unfounded (adj.) ETD unfounded (adj.).1

1640s, "having no foundation or basis," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of found (v.1). ETD unfounded (adj.).2

unfree (adj.) ETD unfree (adj.).1

c. 1300, from un- (1) "not" + free (adj.). Similar formation in Middle Dutch onvri, Old High German unfri, German unfrei, Middle Danish ufri. ETD unfree (adj.).2

unfrequented (adj.) ETD unfrequented (adj.).1

1580s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of frequent (v.). ETD unfrequented (adj.).2