Dutch–English dictionary

ongewenste elektronische post

(uncountable, rarely, countable, computing, Internet) Unsolicited bulk electronic messages.

ongewenste mail

(uncountable, rarely, countable, computing, Internet) Unsolicited bulk electronic messages.

ongewenstheid

The degree of something undesirable; badness or seriousness.

ongewerveld

Lacking a backbone; without vertebrae.

ongewervelde

An animal without vertebrae, i.e. backbone.

ongeweten

(sometimes, _, postpositive) Not known; unidentified; not well known.

ongewild

Not wanted; unwelcome.

ongewisse

(uncountable) Ignorance.

ongewoon

Out of the ordinary; odd; strange; unusual.

ongewoon voor

Not typical of one's character or personality.

ongezien

Not seen or discovered; invisible.

ongezond

(originally) Of, relating to, or afflicted by disease. [from 1650s]

ongezongen

Not sung.

ongrijpbaar

Evading capture, comprehension or remembrance.

ongrondwettelijk

Contrary to or violative of the constitution of a state or other sovereign institution. [18th C.]

ongrondwettig

Contrary to or violative of the constitution of a state or other sovereign institution. [18th C.]

ongunstig

Of wind or weather: causing delay or obstacles; not conducive to travel or work; inclement.

onhandelbaar

(archaic, of persons) Tending to counter, oppose, resist, argue.

onhandig

Lacking dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments.

onhandigheid

The state or quality of being awkward; clumsiness; unskillfulness.

onheil

Any large and disastrous event of great significance.

onheilig

Not holy; (by extension) evil, impure, or otherwise perverted.

onheilspellend

Portending evil; ominous.

onherbergzaam

(of a place) Not offering shelter; barren or forbidding. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

onherkenbaar

That cannot be recognized, especially because of substantial changes.

onherroepelijk

Unable to be retracted or reversed; final.

onherstelbaar

Defective and impossible to materially correct or set aright.

onheus

Filled with, or showing, spite; having a desire to annoy or harm.

onhoffelijk

impolite; lacking consideration for others

onhoorbaar

Unable to be heard or not loud enough to be heard.

onhoudbaar

Not able to be held or sustained, such as of an opinion or position.

oninteressant

Arousing little or no interest; boring or uneventful.

onjuist

Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.

onjuistheid

(countable) A mistake; an accidental wrong action or a false statement not made deliberately.

onklaar

Made incapable of use or action.

onkreukbaar

Incapable of being bribed or morally corrupted; inflexibly just and upright.

onkruid

(countable) Any plant unwanted at the place where and at the time when it is growing.

onkuis

Obscene; filthy; unchaste. [from 15th Century]

onkuisheid

The quality or state of being unchaste; lewdness; sexual impropriety.

onkunde

The condition of being uninformed or uneducated; lack of knowledge or information.

onkwetsbaar

Immune to damage or effect.

onlangs

Moments ago, only very recently.

onleefbaar

Unfit to be lived in; uninhabitable.

onleesbaar

Not clear enough to be read; unreadable; not legible or decipherable.

onleesbare

Not written clearly enough to be deciphered.

onlogisch

Contrary to logic; lacking sense or sound reasoning.

onmannelijk

(of a person) Showing characteristics that are not manly, such as being immature, effeminate or cowardly, which might be construed as an indicator of weakness or of baseness of character.

onmenselijk

Of or pertaining to inhumanity and the indifferently cruel, sadistic or barbaric behavior it brings.

onmerkbaar

Not perceptible, not detectable, too small in magnitude to be observed.

onmeunig

(US, Canada) Very, extremely.

onmiddellijk

Happening right away, instantly, with no delay.

onmisbaar

Necessary.

onmiskenbaar

Unambiguous; without equivocation or ambiguity; singularly clear, unmistakable, or unquestionable

onmodieus

Not fashionable.

onmogelijk maken

(transitive) To render unable; to take away an ability of, as by crippling.

onnatuurlijk

Not natural or normal: imposed arbitrarily or without regard to the specifics or normal circumstances of a person, a situation, etc.

onnauwkeurig

In an inaccurate manner; incorrectly; inexactly.

onnauwkeurigheid

(countable) A statement, passage etc. that is inaccurate or false.

onnodig

In an unnecessary way; not by necessity.

onnoembaar

Beyond expression in words; unspeakable. [from 1450]

onnozel

Lacking knowledge or understanding; uninformed; oblivious.

Onnozele Kinderen

(Christianity) A religious service and holiday commemorating the supposed Massacre of the Innocents in Judea around the time of the birth of Christ, typically observed on 28 December in Western Christianity and 29 December in Eastern Christianity; in Spanish and Latin American contexts, the day is frequently filled with light-hearted pranks similar to April Fools' Day.

onomkeerbaar

Incapable of being reversed or turned about or back; incapable of being made to run backwards.

onomkeerbaarheid

The quality of being irreversible; the lack of an ability to be reversed.

onomkoopbaar

Incapable of being bribed or morally corrupted; inflexibly just and upright.

onomstotelijk

Not disputable; not open to question; obviously true

onomstreden

Not contested or disputed; not made the object of competition.

onomwonden

Plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity; absolutely; in express terms.

ononderbroken

Without stopping; without a break, cessation, or interruption.

ononderscheidbaar

Not distinguishable; not capable of being perceived, known, or discriminated as separate and distinct

onontbeerlijk

Necessary.

onontkoombaar

Impossible to avoid or escape; inescapable, irresistible.

onoordeelkundig

Not in accordance with good policy.

onopgelost

Unresolved; not settled or finished.

onopgesmukt

Glib, without decoration, put bluntly.

onophoudelijk

Without stopping; without a break, cessation, or interruption.

onophoudend

In a manner without pause or stop, especially to the point of annoyance; not ceasing.

onoplettend

Unaware; without noticing; careless; inattentive.

onoplettendheid

Lack of care; the state or quality of being careless.

onoprecht

Cunning or deceiving, not straightforward or honest, not frank.

onopvallend

Not prominent nor easily noticeable. [from 1828]

onopzettelijk

Not intentional; not on purpose; not conscious.

onordelijk

Extremely disorganized or in disarray.

onorthodox

Unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic.

onoverkomelijk

Incapable of being passed over, surmounted, or overcome; insuperable

onovertuigend

not convincing, plausible or believable

onoverwinnelijk

Impossible to defeat, destroy, or kill; too powerful to be defeated or overcome.

onoverwinnelijke

Someone or something that cannot be defeated, destroyed, or killed.

onpaar

(maths, not comparable) Numerically indivisible by two.

onpartijdig

treating all parties, rivals, or disputants equally; not partial; not biased

onpartijdigheid

Impartiality.

onpasselijk

Not feeling well due to an upset digestive system; queasy.

onpassend

(architecture, arts) Grotesque, incongruous.

onpeilbaar

Not penetrable.

onpolitiek

Not in accordance with good policy.

onpraktisch

Not practical; impracticable.

onproblematisch

Not problematic (presenting problems) or not controversial.

onproductief

Not productive; useless; fruitless.

onrealistisch

Not realistic.

onrecht

The violation of a person's reputation, rights, property, or interests.

onrecht aandoen

To treat unjustly; to injure or harm; to do wrong by.

onrecht doen

To treat unjustly; to injure or harm; to do wrong by.

onrechtmatig

Not in accordance with the law.

onrechtmatige daad

(law) A wrongful act, whether intentional or negligent, regarded as non-criminal and unrelated to a contract, which causes an injury and can be remedied in civil court, usually through the awarding of damages. [from late 16th c.]

onrechtstreeks

Suggested without being stated directly; implicated or hinted at.

onrechtszekerheid

(uncountable) The quality of being heterodox.

onrechtvaardig

Morally objectionable; sinful, wicked.

onrechtvaardigheid

Absence of justice; unjustice.

onredelijk

Not rational; unfounded, nonsensical or wrong-headed.

onredelijke

Not rational; unfounded, nonsensical or wrong-headed.

onregelmatig

Unsteady, random; prone to unexpected changes; not consistent.

onregelmatigheid

Something or someone that is strange or unusual.

onrein maken

To make (someone or something) physically dirty or unclean; to befoul, to soil.

onreinheid

The condition of being impure; because of contamination, pollution, adulteration or insufficient purification.

onrijp

(figurative) Lacking life experience; immature, inexperienced, naive; also, of or relating to something immature or inexperienced.

onroerend bezit

A piece of real estate, such as a parcel of land.

onroerend goed

(business, accounting) Asset or property which cannot easily be converted into cash, such as land, buildings and machinery.

onrust

The timekeeping device normally used in mechanical watches and small clocks, consisting of a wheel which oscillates due to a coiled spring.

onruststoker

(figurative) An argumentative troublemaker or revolutionary; one who agitates against the status quo.

onrustwekkend

Causing disruption or unrest.

ons

(metrology) An SI unit of mass equal to 102 grams. Symbol: hg

onsamenhangend

Having sudden transitions from one subject or state to another; unconnected; disjointed. [First attested in the late 16th century.]

onsamenhangend gepraat

A long meandering talk with no specific topic or direction.

onschadelijk

Incapable of causing harm or danger; safe.

onschadelijk maken

(transitive) To remove the fuse from (e.g. a bomb).

onscheidbaar

Unable to be separated; bound together permanently.

onschendbaar

Not violable; not to be infringed.

onschendbaarheid

(law) An exemption from prosecution.

onscherp

Out of focus; partially obscured; smudged.

onschuldig

Free from guilt, sin, or immorality.

onscrupuleus

Without scruples; immoral.

onsmakelijk

Unpleasant to the taste.

onstabiel

Changeable or inconstant.

onsterfelijk

Not susceptible to death; living forever; never dying.

onsterfelijkheid

(religion, mythology, biology) The condition of being immortal.

onstuimig

Characterized by sudden violence or vehemence.

onstuitbaar

Not containable or controllable.

onsystematisch

Not systematic; random, disorganised, or unthorough.

ont-

reversal, undoing

ontaard

(physics) Having the same quantum energy level.

ontaarden

(transitive) To morally corrupt (someone); to seduce.

ontaarding

(uncountable) The state or condition of being depraved; moral debasement.

ontastbaar

Not able to be perceived, or able to be perceived only with difficulty; insubstantial, thin.

ontastbare

Anything intangible.

ontbener

One who or that which removes bones.

ontberen

(transitive, stative) To be without, not to have, to need, to require.

ontbering

The condition of lacking something.

ontberingen

(countable) The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving; the act of deposing or divesting of some dignity.

ontbieden

(transitive) To summon (a devil, etc.) using supernatural power.

ontbijt

The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.