Un-

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English

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Etymology 1

From Old English un-, from Germanic, related to Latin in-

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Prefix

un-

  • Added to adjectives, nouns and verbs, to give the following meanings:
  1. not; denoting absence
    unannounced (not being announced)
    uneducated (not educated)
  2. (of nouns) a lack of
    unattractiveness (lack of attractiveness; ugliness)
    unrest (a lack of rest [i.e., peace]; war)
  3. violative of; contrary to
    unconstitutional (in violation of or contrary to the constitution)
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Usage notes
  • Some words formed in this way also have counterparts using in- or non-.
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Translations

NOTE: Words using the prefix un- do not necessarily use the prefixes given here when translated. See individual words for more accurate translations.

denoting absence

denoting a lack of

violative of; contrary to

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Etymology 2

From Old English -un and -in, originally from Germanic

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Prefix

un-

  • Added to verbs and nouns, to form verbs meaning:
  1. reversal or cancellation
    undress, (to take one's clothes off)
    unwind (to release itself from a wound state)
    unlock (to undo the locking of)
  2. release from
    uncage (to release from a cage)
    untangle (to remove the tangling of)
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Translations

NOTE: Words using the prefix un- do not necessarily use the prefixes given here when translated. See individual words for more accurate translations.

reversal or cancellation


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See also

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Old English

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Etymology

Germanic *un-, from Indo-European *n̥-, a prefix use of the particle *ne ‘not’. Cognate with Old Saxon un- (Dutch on-), Old High German un- (German un-), Old Norse ó- (Swedish o-), Gothic 𐌿𐌽-. The IE root is also the source of Greek α-, αν-, Latin in-, Old Irish in-.

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Pronunciation

IPA: /ʊn/

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Prefix

un-

  1. added to nouns and adjectives giving sense of negation, privation or absencede:un-

fr:un- ja:un-

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