English Dictionary — Definitions & Meanings

undeserved

adj

Not fair, because it has not been earned or justified.

undeserving

adj

Regarded as not deserving a reward.

undesigning

adj

Honest and open, with no hidden or dishonest motive.

undesirable

adjective

Not wanted; unpleasant or likely to cause problems.

undetectable

adjective

Impossible to notice or find using available methods.

undetected

adjective

Not noticed or discovered.

undetermined

adjective

Not yet decided or settled.

undeveloped

adjective

Not built up or used for a particular purpose, especially land.

undeviating

adj

Staying firmly on one course, without turning aside.

undie

verb

To become alive again after dying.

undies

noun

A casual, informal word for underwear.

undignified

adjective

Lacking dignity; embarrassing or unbecoming.

undiluted

adj

Not made weaker by having water or anything else added to it.

undine

noun

A female spirit believed to live in water.

undisciplined

adjective

Lacking self-control or order; not following rules or training.

undisclosed

adj

Not revealed or made public; kept secret.

undiscoverable

adj

So well hidden that it cannot possibly be found.

undiscovered

adj

Not yet found or identified; still unknown.

undisputed

adj

Accepted by everyone as true or correct, with no argument against it.

undissembled

adj

Not hidden or pretended in any way.

undistinguished

adj

Ordinary, with nothing about it that stands out.

undisturbed

adj

Left alone; not interrupted or interfered with.

undivided

adj

Whole and complete; not split into separate parts, or fully focused.

undo

verb

To reverse or cancel the effect of something already done.

undock

verb

To take a ship out of a dock.

undocking

noun

The action of taking something out of a dock, or the process by which this happens.

undocumented

adj

Not recorded in official papers or written instructions.

undoing

noun

The cause of someone's failure or ruin.

undone

adj

Not finished or completed.

undoomed

adj

Not fated to a bad end; free from doom.

undoubtedly

adv

Without any doubt; certainly.

undress

verb

To take off one's clothes.

undressed

adj

Having taken one's clothes off, partly or completely.

undressing

noun

The act of taking off someone's or one's own clothes.

undrunken

adj

Not yet drunk; still there to be drunk.

undue

adj

More than is reasonable or necessary; excessive.

undulate

verb

To make something move up and down like a wave.

undulating

adj

Rising and falling gently, like waves.

undulation

noun

A single wavelike movement.

unduly

adv

To an excessive or unwarranted degree.

undying

adj

Lasting forever; never fading or ending.

unearth

verb

To dig something out of the ground.

unearthed

adj

Not connected to an electrical earth (ground) wire.

unearthing

noun

Something that has been dug up or found.

unearthliness

noun

A strange, otherworldly quality that something has.

unearthly

adj

Strange or eerie in a way that seems more than natural.

unease

noun

A feeling of worry, discomfort, or mild anxiety.

uneasiness

noun

A state of being nervous, restless, or anxious.

uneasy

adj

Feeling worried, nervous, or not at ease.

uneatable

adj

Not fit to eat.

uneath

adv

With difficulty; scarcely.

unedited

adj

In its original form, with no changes made to it.

uneducated

adj

Not having received much or any formal schooling.

unemotionality

noun

A lack of feeling or emotion.

unemployed

adj

Without a job, despite being able and willing to work.

unemployment

noun

The state of not having a paid job.

unenchant

verb

To free someone or something from a magic spell.

unencumbered

adj

Free from worries or responsibilities that weigh you down.

unending

adj

Never stopping or finishing; seemingly endless.

unendingly

adv

Going on forever, with no end.

unendingness

noun

The quality of never coming to an end.

unendly

adj

Having no end; infinite.

unendurable

adj

Too difficult or painful to bear.

unenlightened

adj

Lacking knowledge or understanding, generally or about something specific.

unenthusiastic

adj

Showing no enthusiasm or excitement.

unenticing

adj

Not attractive or appealing.

unequal

adj

Not the same in size, amount, value, or status.

unequaled

adj

Better than anything else of its kind, with no equal.

unequally

adv

In an uneven way, and sometimes unfairly.

unequivocal

adj

Completely clear and leaving no room for doubt or misinterpretation.

unequivocally

adv

In a way that is completely clear, with no ambiguity.

unerotic

adj

Not sexually exciting.

unescapable

adj

Impossible to avoid or get away from.

unessential

adj

Not truly needed or necessary.

unethical

adj

Not conforming to accepted moral or professional standards.

uneven

adj

Not flat or level; having bumps, dips, or irregularities.

unevenness

noun

A lack of smoothness, regularity or consistency in something.

uneventful

adj

Without anything interesting or noteworthy happening.

unexceptionally

adv

In an ordinary, unremarkable way.

unexcitable

adj

Calm, and not easily excited.

unexcited

adj

Calm and showing little interest; bored.

unexist

verb

To not exist, or to stop existing.

unexpected

adj

Not anticipated or predicted beforehand.

unexpectedly

adv

In a way that surprises; without warning.

unexpensive

adj

Not costly; cheap.

unexplainable

adj

Impossible to account for or make sense of.

unexplained

adj

Not yet accounted for; of unknown cause.

unexplicit

adj

Not clearly stated, and somewhat unclear.

unexploded

adj

Of a bomb or shell, not having gone off; still capable of exploding.

unexplored

adj

Not yet examined, visited, or investigated.

uneyeable

adj

Impossible to see with just your eyes.

unfair

adj

Not fair or just; treating people unequally or wrongly.

unfairly

adv

In a manner that is not fair or just.

unfairness

noun

A lack of fairness or justice.

unfaithful

adj

Not sexually loyal to a partner; cheating.

unfaithfulness

noun

The quality of being unfaithful.

unfalsifiable

adj

Impossible to prove wrong, though not necessarily correct.

unfamiliar

adj

Not known or recognised; strange.

unfamiliarity

noun

A lack of knowledge or experience of something.

unfashionable

adj

Not in keeping with current fashion or trends.

unfasten

verb

To undo something so that it comes apart or disconnects.

unfathomable

adj

So deep that it cannot be measured.

unfathomed

adj

Having a depth that is not known.

unfavor

noun

A lack of favour or approval.

unfavorable

adj

A US standard spelling of unfavourable.

unfavourable

adj

Working against something, and not helpful to it.

unfazed

adj

Calm and not worried or troubled by something difficult or surprising.

unfeasible

adj

Not possible to do in a practical way.

unfeeling

adj

Showing no emotion, sympathy, or compassion; callous.

unfeigned

adj

Genuine, not pretended or put on.

unfeminine

adj

Not typical of, or considered suitable for, a woman.

unfetter

verb

To free someone or something from chains or restraint.

unfettered

adj

Not held back by chains or shackles; physically free.

unfilled

adj

Not yet filled, especially a job that no one has taken.

unfiltered

adj

Having no filter fitted, as with some cigarettes.

unfinished

adj

Not completed; still in progress.

unfinishedness

noun

The state of not being complete.

unfit

adj

Not suitable or qualified for a particular purpose or role.

unfitness

noun

Being unsuitable or not qualified for something.

unfitting

adj

Not the right size or shape, said of clothing.

unflagged

adj

Not marked with a sign or flag to draw attention to it.

unflagging

adj

Continuing with full energy and effort, without ever weakening.

unflappable

adj

Staying calm and unruffled in any situation, however stressful.

unflatter

verb

To describe or present someone or something in a negative way.

unflattering

adj

Making someone or something look worse than they really are.

unflocked

adj

Having straight, flat ends rather than a bushy shape, said of bristles.

unflyable

adj

Unable to be flown.

unfocused

adj

Lacking a clear aim, direction, or concentration.

unfold

verb

To open out something that was folded.

unfolded

adj

Not folded; opened out flat.

unfolding

noun

The gradual process of something becoming clear or happening.

unforbidden

adj

Allowed; not banned.

unforeseen

adj

Not expected or predicted in advance.

unforeskinned

adj

Having had the foreskin removed; circumcised.

unforestallable

adj

Impossible to stop or prevent in advance.

unforgettable

adj

So memorable that it cannot easily be forgotten.

unforgivable

adj

Too bad to be excused or forgiven.

unforgiving

adj

Unwilling to forgive others or show mercy.

unfortunate

adj

Having bad luck; suffering misfortune.

unfortunately

adv

Happening as a result of bad luck or misfortune.

unfounded

adj

Not based on facts or solid evidence.

unfree

adj

Lacking liberty, used especially of a historical tenant tied to serving a manor.

unfreedom

noun

The state of lacking liberty.

unfreeze

verb

To thaw something that was frozen.

unfrequent

adj

Rare; not happening very often.

unfriend

noun

One who is not a friend; an enemy.

unfriendliness

noun

The quality of being unwelcoming or unkind towards others.

unfriendly

adj

Not friendly; cold or hostile in manner.

unfriendship

noun

A lack of friendliness; hostility towards someone.

unfulfilled

adj

Not satisfied; feeling that one's goals or desires haven't been achieved.