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- unfamiliar adjective
1) Unfamiliar means not known to you or not seen before. 2) «Unfamiliar with something» means you do not know much about it. - unfasten verb (unfasten, unfastens, unfastened, unfastening)
To unfasten something means to open it or undo it, such as a button, buckle, belt, seat belt, clasp or lock. - unfastened adjective (unfastened); also past form of the verb unfasten (unfasten, unfastens, unfastened, unfastening)
Unfastened means not fastened, not closed or done up: an unfastened seat belt, an unfastened gate. - unfathomable adjective
Too deep or too hard to measure or understand. - unfavourable adjective (unfavourable; US unfavorable)
Not good or helpful; making success less likely: unfavourable weather. - unfed adjective
Not given food; hungry. - unfeeling adjective (unfeeling)
1) Not kind; not caring about other people's feelings or pain; hard-hearted. 2) (rare) Not able to feel anything physically, numb. - unfeigned adjective (formal)
Real and genuine; not pretended. - unfertilised adjective (unfertilised; US spelling: unfertilized)
Unfertilised describes an egg or egg cell that has not joined with a sperm cell, so it cannot grow into a baby animal. - unfinished adjective (unfinished)
Unfinished means not finished, not complete yet. - unfit adjective (unfit, more unfit, unfittest — rare)
Not healthy or strong in the body, usually because of too little exercise. - unflattering adjective (unflattering)
Unflattering means making someone or something look or seem worse than they really are, like an unflattering photo. - unfledged adjective
1) Of a young bird, not yet grown its feathers, so it cannot fly yet. 2) (figurative) young and not yet experienced. - unfold verb (unfold, unfolds, unfolded, unfolding)
To open something that was folded so it lies flat or spreads out. - unfollow verb (unfollow, unfollows, unfollowed, unfollowing)
1) (online) To stop following a person or account on social media, so you no longer see their posts. - unforced adjective
Unforced means done naturally and easily, not with effort or pretending. - unforeseen adjective (unforeseen)
1) Not expected or planned for; something nobody guessed would happen. - unforgettable adjective (unforgettable)
1) Unforgettable means so special, exciting, beautiful or strange that you will remember it for a very long time. - unforgiving adjective (unforgiving; more unforgiving, most unforgiving)
An unforgiving person does not forgive people easily and keeps blaming them for wrongs they did. - unfortunate adjective (unfortunate); noun (an unfortunate, unfortunates — formal, old-fashioned); adverb unfortunately
1) Having bad luck; unlucky. 2) Causing problems or sad results: an unfortunate accident. 3) (formal) Not suitable and a bit embarrassing… - unfortunately adverb
Used to say that something is sad, bad or unlucky, or that it did not turn out well: «Unfortunately, it started to rain.» - unfounded adjective
1) Unfounded means not based on facts or evidence; not true. - unfree adjective (unfree)
Unfree means not free; not allowed to choose how you live, work or move, such as a slave, a serf or a prisoner. - unfriendly adjective (unfriendly, unfriendlier or more unfriendly, unfriendliest or most unfriendly)
Unfriendly means not kind or welcoming, not wanting to be nice to other people. - unfrozen adjective (unfrozen); past participle of «unfreeze» (unfreeze, unfreezes, unfroze, unfrozen, unfreezing)
Unfrozen means no longer frozen; thawed, or never frozen at all. - unfulfilled adjective
1) Not carried out or finished, as a promise or task is not done. 2) Not satisfied, with a wish or need still missing. - unglazed adjective (unglazed)
Unglazed pottery or tiles have no shiny glassy coating (glaze) on the surface, so they look dull and feel rough. - ungodly adjective
1) (old use) Not respecting God; wicked or sinful. 2) (informal) Very early or very late, or very unpleasant: «an ungodly hour». - ungovernable adjective (ungovernable)
Ungovernable means impossible to control or rule, like an ungovernable country, crowd or class. - ungracious adjective
Rude or not polite; not kind in the way someone speaks or behaves. - ungrammatical adjective (ungrammatical)
1) Ungrammatical means not following the rules of grammar of a language, like «She go to school yesterday.» - ungrateful adjective
1) Ungrateful means not thankful, not showing thanks when someone has helped you or given you something. - unguarded adjective
Unguarded means not watched or protected by anyone. - unguent noun (plural unguents)
(old use) A soft cream or oil rubbed on the skin to heal it, soften it or make it smell nice. - unhappily adverb
1) In a sad way, showing you are unhappy. 2) Unluckily; sadly, as a pity. - unhappiness noun (unhappiness — uncountable)
1) Unhappiness is the feeling of being sad or not happy. - unhappy adjective (unhappy, unhappier, unhappiest; also more unhappy, most unhappy); noun form: unhappiness
1) Sad, not happy or cheerful. 2) Not pleased or not satisfied with something (unhappy with a mark). 3) Unlucky or unfortunate, as in an… - unharmed adjective (unharmed)
1) Not hurt or damaged; safe after a danger. - unharness verb (unharness, unharnesses, unharnessed, unharnessing)
To take the harness off an animal, such as a horse, so it can rest or graze. - unhealthy adjective (unhealthy, unhealthier, unhealthiest, or more/most unhealthy)
1) Not good for your health: "unhealthy food". 2) Not well, or looking ill: "an unhealthy plant". 3) Not good or normal: "an unhealthy… - unheard adjective (unheard)
1) Unheard means not heard by anyone, or not listened to. 2) Unheard of (phrase) means never known or done before, very unusual. - unheated adjective (unheated)
1) Unheated means without any heating, so it stays cold, like an unheated room, pool or greenhouse. - unheeded adjective
Not noticed or not paid attention to; ignored. - unhelpful adjective
1) Unhelpful means not helping, or making a problem or a situation harder. - unhindered adjective
Not blocked, slowed or stopped; free to go on. - unhinge verb (unhinge, unhinges, unhinged, unhinging); adjective (unhinged)
1) To take a door or lid off its hinges. 2) To upset someone so much that they stop thinking clearly or calmly. 3) (informal) «Unhinged»… - unhinged adjective (unhinged); verb (unhinge, unhinges, unhinged, unhinging)
Unhinged means mentally unbalanced, acting in a wild, crazy or frightening way. - unholy adjective
1) Wicked or sinful, not holy. 2) (informal) Very bad or great: «an unholy mess». - unhook verb (unhook, unhooks, unhooked, unhooking)
To unhook something is to undo it from a hook or take a hook out of it, such as unhooking a fish or a coat. - unhorse verb (unhorse, unhorses, unhorsed, unhorsing)
(old use) To knock or throw a rider off a horse. - unhurt adjective (unhurt; usually after a verb)
1) Unhurt means not injured or harmed, especially after an accident or danger. - unhygienic adjective (unhygienic)
1) Unhygienic means dirty in a way that can spread germs and illness. - unicef proper noun (UNICEF — an organization)
1) UNICEF is the part of the United Nations that works to help children around the world, giving them food, clean water, vaccines… - unicorn noun (a unicorn, unicorns)
A unicorn is a magical animal from stories and legends that looks like a white horse with one long, straight, twisted horn on its forehead. - unicycle noun (a unicycle, unicycles); verb (unicycle, rare)
1) A cycle with only one wheel, pedals and a seat, ridden by balancing, often by clowns or performers. - unidentified adjective (unidentified)
Unidentified means not known or not recognised: no one knows yet who or what it is. - unification noun (unification)
1) Unification is the act of joining separate things, groups or countries into one whole. - unified adjective (unified); past form of the verb unify (unify, unifies, unified, unifying)
1) Unified means joined together into one whole. 2) It also means made the same or consistent everywhere, as in a unified system. - uniform noun (a uniform, uniforms); adjective (uniform — the same everywhere)
1) A set of special clothes that everyone in a school, team or job wears, so they look the same or can be recognised, like a school… - uniformly adverb (uniformly)
1) In the same way everywhere or for everyone; evenly, without changes. 2) (maths, science) At the same rate all the time: moving uniformly. - unimaginably adverb (unimaginably)
1) Unimaginably means to a degree that is so great, small or extreme that it is very hard or impossible to imagine. - unimpeded adjective (unimpeded); adverb use (move unimpeded)
Unimpeded means not blocked or slowed down; free to move or happen: «an unimpeded view». - unimportant adjective
1) Unimportant means not important; not mattering much. - unimpressed adjective (unimpressed; usually after a verb: be/look/seem unimpressed)
Unimpressed means not thinking that someone or something is good, special or clever. - uninformative adjective (uninformative)
1) Uninformative means giving little or no useful information. - uninformed adjective (uninformed)
Uninformed means not knowing the facts about something: «an uninformed guess». - uninhabited adjective (uninhabited)
1) With no people living there. 2) With no animals or living things living there (less common). - uninjured adjective (uninjured)
1) Not hurt or harmed; without any injury. - unintelligent adjective (unintelligent)
1) Not clever; not showing good thinking or understanding. 2) (of a choice or action) Not sensible. - unintelligibility noun (unintelligibility — uncountable)
Unintelligibility is the state of being impossible or very hard to understand, especially speech or writing that cannot be made out. - unintelligible adjective (unintelligible)
Unintelligible speech or writing cannot be understood because it is unclear, mumbled, too messy, or in a code or language you do not know. - unintended adjective (unintended); adverb unintendedly (rare)
1) Unintended means not planned or not meant to happen: an unintended result, unintended harm. - unintentional adjective (unintentional); adverb «unintentionally»
1) Not done on purpose; accidental. - unintentionally adverb (unintentionally)
1) If you do something unintentionally, you do it by accident, not on purpose. - uninterested adjective
1) Uninterested means not interested; not wanting to know about or pay attention to something. - uninteresting adjective (uninteresting)
1) Uninteresting means not interesting; dull and boring, so it does not hold your attention. - uninterrupted adjective (uninterrupted)
1) Uninterrupted means going on without being stopped or broken. 2) An uninterrupted view is one that nothing blocks. - uninvited adjective; adverb
1) Uninvited means not invited; coming or happening without being asked. - union noun (a union, unions; union, uncountable)
A union is a group of workers who join together to protect their pay and rights (a trade union, a labor union). - unique adjective (unique; usually not «more unique»)
Unique means being the only one of its kind, unlike anything else: every snowflake is unique. - uniquely adverb (uniquely)
Uniquely means in a way that is the only one of its kind, so nothing else is like it. - unison noun (no plural; used in the phrase «in unison»)
«In unison» means all together, at the same time, with everyone doing the same thing. - unit noun (unit, units)
A unit is an amount used for measuring, like a meter, a kilogram, a liter or an hour. - unite verb (unite, unites, united, uniting)
To unite means to join together to make one group or one thing: «The two clubs united.». - unity noun (unity; plural unities is rare)
Being joined together as one, or people agreeing and working together. - universal adjective (universal); noun (a universal — formal, philosophy)
Universal means true for, done by or belonging to everyone or everything, in every place. - universally adverb
1) Universally means by everyone or everywhere, without exception. 2) Universally also means true or used in all cases. - universe noun (the universe; a universe, universes)
The universe is everything that exists: all of space, time, matter and energy, including all the stars, planets and galaxies. - university noun (a university, universities)
A place of higher learning where people study for degrees after school and where research is done. - unjust adjective (unjust; more unjust, most unjust)
Unjust means not fair or not right, especially when someone is treated badly without a good reason. - unjustified adjective
1) Unjustified means not fair or not reasonable; without a good reason. - unjustly adverb (unjustly)
1) If someone is treated unjustly, they are treated unfairly, in a way that is not right. - unkempt adjective (unkempt)
1) Unkempt means messy or untidy, not neatly cared for, especially of hair, beards or clothes. - unkind adjective (unkind, unkinder, unkindest; more unkind)
1) Unkind means not kind; saying or doing things that hurt or upset other people. - unkindly adverb
1) Unkindly means in a way that is not kind, not caring or a bit cruel. - unkindness noun (unkindness — uncountable; an unkindness, unkindnesses)
1) Unkindness is being unkind, mean or cruel to others. 2) An unkindness is one unkind act or word. - unknowable adjective (unknowable)
1) Unknowable means impossible to know or find out, even with study or tools. - unknowing adjective (unknowing)
Unknowing means not knowing or not aware of what is happening, often of something important. - unknown adjective, noun (unknown, unknowns)
1) Unknown means not known: an unknown number. 2) Unknown means not famous: an unknown singer. 3) In maths the unknown is the number you… - unlabelled adjective (unlabelled; US unlabeled)
1) Without a label: an unlabelled jar or bottle. 2) Not named or marked, like an unlabelled diagram.
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