unequal

«unequal» in Mova's school dictionary: not the same in size, amount or value — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (unequal, more unequal); adverb unequally

meaning for a pupil

1) Unequal means not the same in size, amount or value. tree →

2) Unequal also means not fair, when people are treated differently or have different chances. tree →

3) Unequal to a task means not good enough or strong enough for it (formal). tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths, unequal parts are not the same size; fractions need equal parts. In history and ethics, unequal treatment of people is unfair. Phrases: unequal parts, unequal shares, unequal treatment.

examples

• The cake was cut into unequal pieces. tree →
• Those two lines are unequal in length. tree →
• Fractions need equal parts, not unequal ones. tree →
• Long ago, women had unequal rights. tree →
• It was an unequal fight between the giant and the boy. tree →
• He was unequal to the hard job. tree →
• After you have eaten cut one of these apples in two unequal parts, and ask him to take one. tree →

note

Prefix un- + equal. In maths the symbol ≠ means «is not equal to». Halves must be equal parts; unequal pieces are not halves.

In the corpora

• O house of Israel, is it My ways that are not equal? is it not your ways that are unequal?

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «unequal» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.