UNITEDLYU*nit"ed*ly, adv.
Defn: In an united manner. Dryden.
UNITERU*nit"er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, unites.
UNITERABLEU*nit"er*a*ble, a.
Defn: Not iterable; incapable of being repeated. [Obs.] "To play away an uniterable life." Sir T. Browne.
UNITIONU*ni"tion, n. Etym: [LL. unitio, from L. unire. See Unite,v. t.]
Defn: The act of uniting, or the state of being united; junction.[Obs.] Wiseman.
UNITIVEU"ni*tive, a. Etym: [LL. unitivus: cf. F. unitif.]
Defn: Having the power of uniting; causing, or tending to produce, union. Jer. Taylor.
UNITIVELYU"ni*tive*ly, adv.
Defn: In a unitive manner. Cudworth.
UNITIZEU"nit*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Unitized; p. pr. & vb. n. Unitizing.]
Defn: To reduce to a unit, or one whole; to form into a unit; to unify.
UNITUDEU"ni*tude, n.
Defn: Unity. [R.] H. Spenser.
UNITY U"ni*ty, n.; pl. Unities. Etym: [OE. unite, F. unité, L. unitas, from unus one. See One, and cf. Unit.]
1. The state of being one; oneness. Whatever we can consider as one thing suggests to the understanding the idea of unity. Locks.
Note: Unity is affirmed of a simple substance or indivisible monad, or of several particles or parts so intimately and closely united as to constitute a separate body or thing. See the Synonyms under Union.
2. Concord; harmony; conjunction; agreement; uniformity; as, a unity of proofs; unity of doctrine. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! Ps. cxxxiii. 1.
3. (Math.)
Defn: Any definite quantity, or aggregate of quantities or magnitudes taken as one, or for which 1 is made to stand in calculation; thus, in a table of natural sines, the radius of the circle is regarded as unity.
Note: The number 1, when it is not applied to any particular thing, is generally called unity.
4. (Poetry & Rhet.)
Defn: In dramatic composition, one of the principles by which a uniform tenor of story and propriety of representation are preserved; conformity in a composition to these; in oratory, discourse, etc., the due subordination and reference of every part to the development of the leading idea or the eastablishment of the main proposition.
Note: In the Greek drama, the three unities required were those of action, of time, and of place; that is, that there should be but one main plot; that the time supposed should not exceed twenty-four hours; and that the place of the action before the spectators should be one and the same throughout the piece.
5. (Fine Arts & Mus.)
Defn: Such a combination of parts as to constitute a whole, or a kind of symmetry of style and character.
6. (Law)
Defn: The peculiar characteristics of an estate held by several in joint tenancy.
Note: The properties of it are derived from its unity, which is fourfold; unity of interest, unity of title, unity of time, and unity of possession; in other words, joint tenants have one and the same interest, accruing by one and the same conveyance, commencing at the same time, and held by one and the same undivided possession. Unity of possession is also a joint possession of two rights in the same thing by several titles, as when a man, having a lease of land, afterward buys the fee simple, or, having an easement in the land of another, buys the servient estate.
At unity, at one.— Unity of type. (Biol.) See under Type.
Syn.— Union; oneness; junction; concord; harmony. See Union.
UNIVALENCEU*niv"a*lence, n. (Chem.)
Defn: The quality or state of being univalent.
UNIVALENTU*niv"a*lent, a. Etym: [Uni- + L. valens, -entis, p. pr. SeeValence.] (Chem.)
Defn: Having a valence of one; capable of combining with, or of being substituted for, one atom of hydrogen; monovalent; — said of certain atoms and radicals.
UNIVALVEU"ni*valve, n. Etym: [Uni- + valve: cf. F. univalve.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A shell consisting of one valve only; a mollusk whose shell is composed of a single piece, as the snails and conchs.
Note: Most univalves are spiral and are the shells of gastropods, but many belong to cephalopods and pteropods. A large number of univalves belonging to the gastropods are conical, cup-shaped, or shieldlike, as the limpets.
UNIVALVE; UNIVALVEDU"ni*valve, U"ni*valved, a. Etym: [Cf. F. univalve.] (Bot. & Zoöl.)
Defn: Having one valve; as, a univalve shell or pericarp.
UNIVALVIAU`ni*val"vi*a (, n. pl. Etym: [NL.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Gastropoda.
UNIVALVULARU`ni*val"vu*lar, a. (Bot. & Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Univalve, a.
UNIVARIANTU`ni*va"ri*ant, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Having one degree of freedom or variability.
UNIVERSAL U`ni*ver"sal, a. Etym: Etym: [L. universalis: cf. F. universel, OF. also universal. See Universe.]
1. Of or pertaining to the universe; extending to, including, or affecting, the whole number, quantity, or space; unlimited; general; all-reaching; all-pervading; as, universal ruin; universal good; universal benevolence or benefice. "Anointed universal King." Milton. The universal cause Acts not by partial, but by general laws. Pope. This universal frame began. Dryden.
Note: Universal and its derivatives are used in common discourse for general and its derivatives. See General.
2. Constituting or considered as a whole; total; entire; whole; as,the universal world. Shak.At which the universal host up dent A shout that tore Hell's concave.Milton.
3. (Mech.)
Defn: Adapted or adaptable to all or to various uses, shapes, sizes, etc.; as, a universal milling machine.
4. (Logic)
Defn: Forming the whole of a genus; relatively unlimited in extension; affirmed or denied of the whole of a subject; as, a universal proposition; — opposed to particular; e. g. (universal affirmative) All men are animals; (universal negative) No men are omniscient. Universal chuck (Mach.), a chuck, as for a lathe, having jaws which can be moved simultaneously so as to grasp objects of various sizes. — Universal church, the whole church of God in the world; the catholic church. See the Note under Catholic, a., 1. — Universal coupling. (Mach.) Same as Universal joint, below. — Universal dial, a dial by which the hour may be found in any part of the world, or under any elevation of the pole. — Universal instrument (Astron.), a species of altitude and azimuth instrument, the peculiarity of which is, that the object end of the telescope is placed at right angles to the eye end, with a prism of total reflection at the angle, and the eye end constitutes a portion of the horizontal axis of the instrument, having the eyepiece at the pivot and in the center of the altitude circle, so that the eye has convenient access to both at the same time. — Universal joint (Mach.), a contrivance used for joining two shafts or parts of a machine endwise, so that the one may give rotary motion to the other when forming an angle with it, or may move freely in all directions with respect to the other, as by means of a cross connecting the forked ends of the two shafts (Fig. 1). Since this joint can not act when the angle of the shafts is less than 140º, a double joint of the same kind is sometimes used for giving rotary motion at angles less than 140º (Fig. 2). — Universal umbel (Bot.), a primary or general umbel; the first or largest set of rays in a compound umbel; — opposed to partial umbel. A universal involucre is not unfrequently placed at the foot of a universal umbel.
Syn.— General; all; whole; total. See General.
UNIVERSALU`ni*ver"sal, n.
1. The whole; the general system of the universe; the universe. [Obs.] Plato calleth God the cause and original, the nature and reason, of the universal. Sir W. Raleigh.
2. (Logic) (a) A general abstract conception, so called from being universally applicable to, or predicable of, each individual or species contained under it. (b) A universal proposition. See Universal, a., 4.
UNIVERSALIANU`ni*ver*sa"li*an, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to Universalism; Universalist. [R.]
UNIVERSALISMU`ni*ver"sal*ism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. universalisme.] (Theol.)
Defn: The doctrine or belief that all men will be saved, or made happy, in the future state.
UNIVERSALISTU`ni*ver"sal*ist, n. Etym: [Cf. F. universaliste.]
1. (Theol.)
Defn: One who believes in Universalism; one of a denomination ofChristians holding this faith.
2. One who affects to understand all the particulars in statements or propositions. [Obs.] Bentley.
UNIVERSALISTU`ni*ver"sal*ist, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to Unversalists of their doctrines.
UNIVERSALISTICU`ni*ver`sal*is"tic, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the whole; universal.
UNIVERSALITY U`ni*ver*sal"i*ty, n.; pl. Universalties. Etym: [Cf. F. universalité.]
Defn: The quality or state of being universal; unlimited extension or application; generality; — distinguished from particularity; as, the unversality of a proposition; the unversality of sin; the unversality of the Deluge.
UNIVERSALIZEU`ni*ver"sal*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Universalized; p. pr. & vb. n.Universalizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. universaliser.]
Defn: To make universal; to generalize. Coleridge.
UNIVERSALLYU`ni*ver"sal*ly, adv.
Defn: In a universal manner; without exception; as, God's laws are universally binding on his creatures.
UNIVERSALNESSU`ni*ver"sal*ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being universal; universality.
UNIVERSE U"ni*verse, n. Etym: [L. universum, from universus universal; unus one + vertere, versum, to turn, that is, turned into one, combined into one whole; cf. F. univers. See One, and Verse.]
Defn: All created things viewed as constituting one system or whole; the whole body of things, or of phenomena; the mundus of the Latins; the world; creation. How may I Adore thee, Author of this universe And all this good to man! Milton.
UNIVERSITY U`ni*ver"si*ty, n.; pl. Universities. Etym: [OE. universite, L. universitas all together, the whole, the universe, a number of persons associated into one body, a society, corporation, fr. universus all together, universal: cf. F. université. See Universe.]
1. The universe; the whole. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.
2. An association, society, guild, or corporation, esp. one capable of having and acquiring property. [Obs.] The universities, or corporate bodies, at Rome were very numerous. There were corporations of bakers, farmers of the revenue, scribes, and others. Eng. Cyc.
3. An institution organized and incorporated for the purpose of imparting instruction, examining students, and otherwise promoting education in the higher branches of literature, science, art, etc., empowered to confer degrees in the several arts and faculties, as in theology, law, medicine, music, etc. A university may exist without having any college connected with it, or it may consist of but one college, or it may comprise an assemblage of colleges established in any place, with professors for instructing students in the sciences and other branches of learning. The present universities of Europe were, originally, the greater part of them, ecclesiastical corporations, instituted for the education of churchmen . . . What was taught in the greater part of those universities was suitable to the end of their institutions, either theology or something that was merely preparatory to theology. A. Smith.
Note: From the Roman words universitas, collegium, corpus, are derived the terms university, college, and corporation, of modern languages; and though these words have obtained modified significations in modern times, so as to indifferently applicable to the same things, they all agree in retaining the fundamental signification of the terms, whatever may have been added to them. There is now no university, college, or corporation, which is not a juristical person in the sense above explained [see def. 2, above]; wherever these words are applied to any association of persons not stamped with this mark, it is an abuse of terms. Eng. Cyc.
UNIVERSITY EXTENSIONU`ni*ver"si*ty ex*ten"sion.
Defn: The extension of the advantages of university instruction by means of lectures and classes at various centers.
UNIVERSOLOGICALU`ni*ver`so*log"ic*al, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to universology.
UNIVERSOLOGISTU`ni*ver*sol"o*gist, n.
Defn: One who is versed in universology.
UNIVERSOLOGYU`ni*ver*sol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Universe + -logy.]
Defn: The science of the universe, and the relations which it involves.
UNIVOCACYU*niv"o*ca*cy, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being univocal. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
UNIVOCAL U*niv"o*cal, a. Etym: [L. univocus; unus one + vox, vocis, a voice, word. See One, and Voice.]
1. Having one meaning only; — contrasted with equivocal.
2. Having unison of sound, as the octave in music. See Unison, n., 2.
3. Having always the same drift or tenor; uniform; certain; regular. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
4. Unequivocal; indubitable. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.
UNIVOCALU*niv"o*cal, n.
1. (Aristotelian Logic)
Defn: A generic term, or a term applicable in the same sense to all the species it embraces.
2. A word having but one meaning.
UNIVOCALLYU*niv"o*cal*ly, adv.
Defn: In a univocal manner; in one term; in one sense; notequivocally.How is sin univocally distinguished into venial and mortal, if thevenial be not sin Bp. Hall.
UNIVOCATIONU*niv`o*ca"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. univocation.]
Defn: Agreement of name and meaning. [Obs.] Whiston.
UNJOINUn*join", v. t. Etym: [1st un- + join.]
Defn: To disjoin.
UNJOINTUn*joint", v. t. Etym: [1st un- + joint.]
Defn: To disjoint.
UNJOINTEDUn*joint"ed, a. Etym: [Properly p. p. of unjoint.]
1. Disjointed; unconnected; hence, incoherent. Shak.
2. Etym: [Pref. un- + jointed.]
Defn: Having no joint or articulation; as, an unjointed stem.
UNJUSTUn*just", a.
1. Acting contrary to the standard of right; not animated or controlled by justice; false; dishonest; as, an unjust man or judge.
2. Contrary to justice and right; prompted by a spirit of injustice; wrongful; as, an unjust sentence; an unjust demand; an unjust accusation. — Un*just"ly, adv. — Un*just"ness, n.
UNJUSTICEUn*jus"tice, n.
Defn: Want of justice; injustice. [Obs.] Hales.
UNKARDUn"kard, a.
Defn: See Unked. [Prov. Eng.]
UNKEUn"ke, n. Etym: [G. unke.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A European aquatic toad (Bombinator igneus). Its back is dark; its belly is marked with crimson. Called also feuerkröte.
UNKEDUn"ked, a. Etym: [Corrupted fr. uncouth, or OE. unkid; un- + p. p. ofAS. cyedhan to make known, fr. cuedh known. See Uncouth.]
1. Odd; strange; ugly; old; uncouth. [Prov. Eng.]
2. Lonely; dreary; unkard. [Prov. Eng.] Weston is sadly unked without you. Cowper.
UNKEMMEDUn*kemmed", a.
Defn: Unkempt. [Obs.]
UNKEMPTUn*kempt", a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + kempt, p. p. of kemb.]
1. Not combed; disheveled; as, an urchin with unkempt hair.
2. Fig.; Not smoothed; unpolished; rough. My rhymes be rugged and unkempt. Spenser.
UNKENNELUn*ken"nel, v. t. Etym: [1st un- + kennel.]
1. To drive from a kennel or hole; as, to unkennel a fox.
2. Fig.: To discover; to disclose. Shak.
UNKENTUn*kent", a. Etym: [Un- knot + ken to know.]
Defn: Unknown; strange. [Obs. or Scot.] W. Browne.
UNKETHUn*keth", a.
Defn: Uncouth. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
UNKINDUn*kind", a. Etym: [See Kin kindred.]
Defn: Having no race or kindred; childless. [Obs. & R.] Shak.
UNKINDUn*kind", a.
1. Not kind; contrary to nature, or the law of kind or kindred; unnatural. [Obs.] "Such unkind abominations." Chaucer.
2. Wanting in kindness, sympathy, benevolence, gratitude, or the like; cruel; harsh; unjust; ungrateful. He is unkind that recompenseth not; but he is most unkind that forgetteth. Sir T. Elyot. — Un*kind"ly, adv. — Un*kind"ness, n.
UNKINDLINESSUn*kind"li*ness, n.
Defn: Unkindness. Tennyson.
UNKINDLYUn*kind"ly, a.
1. Not kindly; unkind; ungracious.
2. Unnatural; contrary to nature. [Obs.] "Unkindly crime." Spenser.
3. Unfavorable; annoying; malignant. Milton.
UNKINDREDUn*kin"dred, a.
Defn: Not kindred; not of the same kin. [Obs.] Rowe.— Un*kin"dred*ly, a.
UNKINGUn*king", v. t. Etym: [1st un- + king.]
Defn: To cause to cease to be a king. [R.]Shall his condescension, therefore, unking him South.
UNKINGSHIPUn*king"ship, n.
Defn: The quality or condition of being unkinged; abolition ofmonarchy. [Obs.]Unkingship was proclaimed, and his majesty's statues thrown down.Evelyn.
UNKISSUn*kiss", v. t. Etym: [1st un- + king.]
Defn: To cancel or annul what was done or sealed by a kiss; to cancelby a kiss. [Obs.]Let me unkiss the oath 'twixt thee and me. Shak.
UNKLEUn"kle, n.
Defn: See Uncle. [Obs.]
UNKNIGHTUn*knight", v. t. Etym: [1st un- + knight.]
Defn: To deprive of knighthood. Fuller.
UNKNITUn*knit", v. t. Etym: [1st un- + knit.]
Defn: To undo or unravel what is knitted together.Fie, fie! unknit that threatening unkind brow. Shak.
UNKNOTUn*knot", v. t. Etym: [1st un- + knot.]
Defn: To free from knots; to untie.
UNKNOWUn*know", v. t. Etym: [1st un- + know.]
1. To cease to know; to lose the knowledge of. [Obs.]
2. To fail of knowing; to be ignorant of. [Obs.]
UNKNOWUn*know", a. Etym: [See Un- not, Know.]
Defn: Unknown. [Obs.] "French of Paris was to her unknow." Chaucer.
UNKNOWLEDGEDUn*knowl"edged, a.
Defn: Not acknowledged or recognized. [Obs.]For which bounty to us lent Of him unknowledged or unsent. B. Jonson.
UNKNOWNUn*known", a.
Defn: Not known; not apprehended.— Un*known"ness, n. [R.] Camden.
UNLABOREDUn*la"bored, a.
1. Not produced by labor or toil. "Unlabored harvests." Dryden.
2. Not cultivated; untitled; as, an unlabored field.
3. Not laboriously produced, or not evincing labor; as, an unlabored style or work. Tickell.
UNLACEUn*lace", v. t. Etym: [1st un- + lace.]
1. To loose by undoing a lacing; as, to unlace a shoe.
2. To loose the dress of; to undress; hence, to expose; to disgrace. What's the matter, That you unlace your reputation thus Shak.
3. (Naut.)
Defn: To loose, and take off, as a bonnet from a sail, or to cast off, as any lacing in any part of the rigging of a vessel. Totten.
UNLADEUn*lade" v. t. Etym: [1st un- + lade.]
1. To take the load from; to take out the cargo of; as, to unlade a ship or a wagon. The venturous merchant . . . Shall here unlade him and depart no more. Dryden.
2. To unload; to remove, or to have removed, as a load or a burden; to discharge. There the ship was to unlade her burden. Acts. xxi. 3.
UNLAIDUn*laid", a.
1. Not laid or placed; not fixed. Hooker.
2. Not allayed; not pacified; not laid finally to rest. [R.] "Stubborn, unlaid ghost." Milton.
3. Not laid out, as a corpse. [R.] B. Jonson. Unlaid paper. See Laid paper, under Laid.
UNLANDUn*land", v. t. Etym: [1st un- + land.]
Defn: To deprive of lands.
UNLAPUn*lap", v. t. Etym: [1st un- + lap.]
Defn: To unfold. [Obs.] Wyclif.
UNLASHUn*lash", v. t. Etym: [1st un- + lash.] (Naut.)
Defn: To loose, as that which is lashed or tied down.
UNLATCHUn*latch", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Unlatched; p. pr. & vb. n.Unlatching.] Etym: [1st un- + latch.]
Defn: To open or loose by lifting the latch; as, to unlatch a door.
UNLAUGHUn*laugh", v. t. Etym: [1st un- + laugh.]
Defn: To recall, as former laughter. [Obs. & R.] Sir T. More.
UNLAWUn*law", v. t. Etym: [1st un- + law.]
1. To deprive of the authority or character of law. [Obs.]
2. To put beyond protection of law; to outlaw. [Obs.]
3. (Scots Law)
Defn: To impose a fine upon; to fine.
UNLAW Un*law", n. Etym: [Pref. un- + law.] (Scots Law) (a) Any transgression or offense against the law. (b) A fine imposed as a penalty for violation of the law.
UNLAWEDUn*lawed", a. Etym: [Pref. un- + lawed, p. p. of lawe.]
Defn: Not having the claws and balls of the forefeet cut off; — said of dogs.
UNLAWFULUn*law"ful, a.
Defn: Not lawful; contrary to law.— Un*law"ful*ly, adv.— Un*law"ful*ness, n. Unlawful assembly. (Law) See under Assembly.
UNLAWLIKEUn*law"like`, a.
Defn: Not according to law; being or done in violation of law; unlawful. Milton.
UNLAYUn*lay", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + lay.] (Naut.)
Defn: To untwist; as, to unlay a rope.
UNLEARNUn*learn", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + learn.]
1. To forget, as what has been learned; to lose from memory; also, to learn the contrary of. I had learned nothing right; I had to unlearn everything. Milner.
2. To fail to learn. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.
UNLEARNEDUn*learn"ed, a. Etym: [Pref. un- + learned.]
1. Not learned; untaught; uneducated; ignorant; illiterate.
2. Not gained by study; not known.
3. Not exhibiting learning; as, unlearned verses.— Un*learn"ed*ly, adv.— Un*learn"ed*ness, n.
UNLEASHUn*leash", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + leash.]
Defn: To free from a leash, or as from a leash; to let go; to release; as, to unleash dogs.
UNLEAVENEDUn*leav"ened, a.
Defn: Not leavened; containing no leaven; as, unleavened bread.
UNLESS Un*less", conj. Etym: [Formerly, onles, onlesse, onlesse that, that is, in less, in a less case. See On, and Less.]
Defn: Upon any less condition than (the fact or thing stated in the sentence or clause which follows); if not; supposing that not; if it be not; were it not that; except; as, we shall fail unless we are industrious.
Note: By the omission of the verb in the dependent clause, unless wasfrequently used prepositionally, — a construction common inShakespeare and still employed colloquially.Here nothing breeds unless the nightly owl. Shak.
UNLICKEDUn*licked", a.
Defn: Not licked; hence, not properly formed; ungainly. Cf. To lick into shape, under Lick, v. Shak.
UNLIKEUn*like", a.
1. Not like; dissimilar; diverse; having no resemblance; as, the cases are unlike.
2. Not likely; improbable; unlikely. [Obsoles.] Unlike quantities (Math.), quantities expressed by letters which are different or of different powers, as a, b, c, a2, a3, xn, and the like. — Unlike signs (Math.), the signs plus (+) and minus (-).
UNLIKELIHOODUn*like"li*hood, n.
Defn: Absence of likelihood.
UNLIKELINESSUn*like"li*ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being unlikely.
UNLIKELYUn*like"ly, a.
1. Not likely; improbable; not to be reasonably expected; as, an unlikely event; the thing you mention is very unlikely.
2. Not holding out a prospect of success; likely to fail; unpromising; as, unlikely means. Hooker.
3. Not such as to inspire liking; unattractive; disagreeable. [Obs.] "The unlikely eld of me." Chaucer.
UNLIKELYUn*like"ly, adv.
Defn: In an unlikely manner.
UNLIKENUn*lik"en, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + liken.]
Defn: To make unlike; to dissimilate. [Obs.] Wyclif.
UNLIKENESSUn*like"ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being unlike; want of resemblance; dissimilarity. Tennyson.
UNLIMBERUn*lim"ber, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + limber.] (Mil.)
Defn: To detach the limber from; as, to unlimber a gun.
UNLIMITABLEUn*lim"it*a*ble, a.
Defn: Illimitable. Locke.
UNLIMITEDUn*lim"it*ed, a.
1. Not limited; having no bounds; boundless; as, an unlimited expanse of ocean.
2. Undefined; indefinite; not bounded by proper exceptions; as, unlimited terms. "Nothing doth more prevail than unlimited generalities." Hooker.
3. Unconfined; not restrained; unrestricted. Ascribe not unto God such an unlimited exercise of mercy as may destroy his justice. Rogers. Unlimited problem (Math.), a problem which is capable of an infinite number of solutions. — Unlimited pump, a kind of deep-well pump placed at the level of the water, and operated from above ground. — Un*lim"it*ed*ly, adv. — Un*lim"it*ed*ness, n.
UNLINEUn*line", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + line.]
Defn: To take the lining out of; hence, to empty; as, to unline one's purse.
UNLINKUn*link", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + link.]
Defn: To separate or undo, as links; to uncoil; to unfasten. Shak.
UNLIQUIDATEDUn*liq"ui*da`ted, a.
Defn: Not liquidated; not exactly ascertained; not adjusted or settled. Unliquidated damages (Law), penalties or damages not ascertained in money. Burrill.
UNLIQUOREDUn*liq"uored, a.
1. Not moistened or wet with liquor; dry. "Unliquored coach." Bp. Hall.
2. Not in liquor; not intoxicated; sober. Like an unliquored Silenus. Milton.
UNLISTEDUn*list"ed, a.
Defn: Not listed; specif. (New York Stock Exchange),
Defn: admitted to quotation in the unlisted department, that is, admitted to be dealt in on the floor, but not to the "regular list."
UNLIVEUn*live", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + live.]
Defn: To [R.] Glanvill.
UNLIVEDUn*lived", a. Etym: [See 1st pref. Un-, and Life, Live.]
Defn: Bereft or deprived of life. [Obs.] Shak.
UNLOADUn*load", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + load.]
1. To take the load from; to discharge of a load or cargo; to disburden; as, to unload a ship; to unload a beast.
2. Hence, to relieve from anything onerous.
3. To discharge or remove, as a load or a burden; as, to unload the cargo of a vessel.
4. To draw the charge from; as, to unload a gun.
5. To sell in large quantities, as stock; to get rid of. [Brokers' Cant, U. S.]
UNLOADUn*load", v. i.
Defn: To perform the act of unloading anything; as, let unload now.
UNLOADERUn*load"er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, unloads; a device for unloading, as hay from a wagon.
UNLOCATEDUn*lo"ca*ted, a.
1. Not located or placed; not fixed in a place.
2. Not surveyed, or designated by marks, limits, or boundaries, as appropriated to some individual, company, or corporation; as, unlocated lands.
UNLOCKUn*lock", v. t. Etym: [Cf. AS. unl. See 1st Un-, and Lock, v. t.]
1. To unfasten, as what is locked; as, to unlock a door or a chest.
2. To open, in general; to lay open; to undo. Unlock your springs, and open all your shades. Pope. [Lord] unlock the spell of sin. J. H. Newman.
UNLODGEUn*lodge", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + lodge.]
Defn: To dislodge; to deprive of lodgment. Carew.
UNLOOKUn*look", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + look.]
Defn: To recall or retract, as a look. [R.] Richardson.
UNLOOKEDUn*looked", a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + looked.]
Defn: Not observed or foreseen; unexpected; — generally with for."Unlooked success." Denham.She comes unlooked for, if she comes at all. Pope.
UNLOOKED-FORUn*looked"-for, a.
Defn: Not looked for; unexpected; as, an unlooked-for event.
UNLOOSEUn*loose", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- (intensive) + loose.]
Defn: To make loose; to loosen; to set free. Shak.
UNLOOSEUn*loose", v. i.
Defn: To become unfastened; to lose all connection or union.
UNLOOSENUn*loos"en, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- (intensive) + loosen.]
Defn: To loosen; to unloose.
UNLORDUn*lord", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + lord.]
Defn: To deprive of the rank or position of a lord. Milton.
UNLORDEDUn*lord"ed, a.
1. Etym: [Properly p. p. of unlord.]
Defn: Deprived of the rank of a lord.
2. Etym: [Pref. un- + lorded.]
Defn: Not raised to the rank of a lord. Milton.
UNLOVEUn*love", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + love.]
Defn: To cease to love; to hate. [Obs.]
UNLOVELYUn*love"ly, a.
Defn: Not lovely; not amiable; possessing qualities that excite dislike; disagreeable; displeasing; unpleasant. — Un*love"li*ness, n.
UNLUCKILYUn*luck"i*ly, adv.
Defn: In an unlucky manner.
UNLUCKINESSUn*luck"i*ness, n.
Defn: Quality or state of being unlucky.
UNLUCKYUn*luck"y, a.
1. Not lucky; not successful; unfortunate; ill-fated; unhappy; as, an unlucky man; an unlucky adventure; an unlucky throw of dice; an unlucky game.
Note: This word is properly applied to incidents in which failure results from chance or fortuity, as in games of hazard, rather than from lack or feebleness of effort.
2. Bringing bad luck; ill-omened; inauspicious. Haunt me not with that unlucky face. Dryden.
3. Mischievous; as, an unlucky wag. [Colloq.]
UNLUSTUn*lust", n.
Defn: Listlessness; disinclination. [Obs.] "Idleness and unlust."Chaucer.
UNLUTEUn*lute", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + lute.]
Defn: To separate, as things cemented or luted; to take the lute or the clay from. Boyle.
UNMADEUn*made", a.
1. Etym: [Pref. un- not + made.]
Defn: Not yet made or formed; as, an unmade grave. Shak.
2. Etym: [Properly p. p. of unmake.]
Defn: Deprived of form, character, etc.; disunited.
UNMAGISTRATEUn*mag"is*trate, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + magistrate.]
Defn: To divest of the office or authority of a magistrate. [Obs.]Milton.
UNMAIDENUn*maid"en, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + maiden.]
Defn: To ravish; to deflower. [Obs.]
UNMAKEUn*make", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + make.]
Defn: To destroy the form and qualities of; to deprive of being; touncreate.God does not make or unmake things to try experiments. T. Burnet.
UNMANUn*man", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + man.]
1. To deprive of the distinctive qualities of a human being, as reason, or the like. [R.] South.
2. To emasculate; to deprive of virility.
3. To deprive of the courage and fortitude of a man; to break or subdue the manly spirit in; to cause to despond; to dishearten; to make womanish. Let's not unman each other. Byron.
4. To deprive of men; as, to unman a ship.
UNMANACLEUn*man"a*cle, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + manacle.]
Defn: To free from manacles. Tennyson.
UNMANHOODUn*man"hood, n.
Defn: Absence or lack of manhood. [Obs.] Chaucer.
UNMANNEDUn*manned", a.
1. Etym: [Properly p. p. of unman.]
Defn: Deprived of manly qualities; deficient in vigor, strength, courage, etc.; weak; effeminate.
2. Etym: [Pref. un- not + man + -ed.] (Falconry)
Defn: Not tamed; not made familiar with, or subject to, man; — alsoused figuratively. [Obs.]Hood my unmanned blood bating in my cheeks With thy black mantle.Shak.
3. Etym: [Pref. un- not + manned.]
Defn: Not furnished with men; as, an unmanned ship.
UNMANNERLYUn*man"ner*ly, a.
Defn: Not mannerly; ill-bred; rude.— adv.
Defn: Uncivilly; rudely.— Un*man"ner*li*ness, n.
UNMANTLEUn*man"tle, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + mantle.]
Defn: To divest of a mantle; to uncover.Nay, she said, but I will unmantle you. Sir W. Scott.
UNMARRYUn*mar"ry, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + marry.]
Defn: To annul the marriage of; to divorce. Milton.
UNMARTYRUn*mar"tyr, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + martyr.]
Defn: To degrade from the rank of a martyr. [Obs.] Fuller.
UNMASCULATEUn*mas"cu*late, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + masculate.]
Defn: To emasculate. [Obs.] Fuller.
UNMASKUn*mask", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + mask.]
Defn: To strip of a mask or disguise; to lay open; to expose.
UNMASKUn*mask", v. i.
Defn: To put off a mask. Shak.
UNMASTERABLEUn*mas"ter*a*ble, a.
Defn: Incapable of being mastered or subdued. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
UNMATERIALUn`ma*te"ri*al, a.
Defn: Not material; immaterial. [Obs.] Daniel.
UNMEANINGUn*mean"ing, a.
1. Having no meaning or signification; as, unmeaning words.
2. Not indicating intelligence or sense; senseless; expressionless; as, an unmeaning face. There pride sits blazoned on the unmeaning brow. Trumbull. — Un*mean"ing*ly, adv. — Un*mean"ing*ness, n.
UNMEANTUn*meant", a.
Defn: Not meant or intended; unintentional. Dryden.
UNMEASURABLEUn*meas"ur*a*ble, a.
Defn: Immeasurable. Swift.— Un*meas"ur*a*ble*ness, n.— Un*meas"ur*a*bly, adv.
UNMECHANIZEUn*mech"an*ize, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + mechanize.]
1. To undo the mechanism of; to unmake; as, to unmechanize a structure. [Obs.] Sterne.
UNMECHANIZEDUn*mech"an*ized, a. Etym: [Pref. un- + mechanized.]
Defn: Not mechanized. Paley.
UNMEETUn*meet", a.
Defn: Not meet or fit; not proper; unbecoming; unsuitable; — usuallyfollowed by for. "Unmeet for a wife." Tennyson.And all unmeet our carpet floors. Emerson.— Un*meet"ly, adv.— Un*meet"ness, n.
UNMEMBERUn*mem"ber, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + member.]
Defn: To deprive of membership, as in a church.
UNMENTIONABLESUn*men"tion*a*bles, n. pl.
Defn: The breeches; trousers. [Jocose]
UNMERCHANTABLEUn*mer"chant*a*ble, a. (Com.)
Defn: Not merchantable; not fit for market; being of a kind, quality, or quantity that is unsalable. McElrath.
UNMERCIEDUn*mer"cied, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + mercy.]
Defn: Unmerciful; merciless. [Obs.] Drayton.
UNMERCIFULUn*mer"ci*ful, a.
Defn: Not merciful; indisposed to mercy or grace; cruel; inhuman;merciless; unkind.— Un*mer"ci*ful*ly, adv.— Un*mer"ci*ful*ness, n.
UNMERCILESSUn*mer"ci*less, a. Etym: [Pref. un- (intensive) + merciless.]
Defn: Utterly merciless. [Obs.] Joye.
UNMEWUn*mew", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + mew to confine.]
Defn: To release from confinement or restraint. Keats.
UNMINGLEUn*min"gle, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + mingle.]
Defn: To separate, as things mixed. Bacon.
UNMISTAKABLEUn`mis*tak"a*ble, a.
Defn: Incapable of being mistaken or misunderstood; clear; plain;obvious; evident.— Un`mis*tak"a*bly, adv.
UNMITER; UNMITREUn*mi"ter, Un*mi"tre, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + miter.]
Defn: To deprive of a miter; to depose or degrade from the rank of a bishop. Milton.
UNMOLD; UNMOULDUn*mold", Un*mould", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + mold.]
Defn: To change the form of; to reduce from any form. "Unmolding reason's mintage." Milton.
UNMONEYEDUn*mon"eyed, a.
Defn: Destitute of money; not rich. [Written also unmonied.]Shenstone.
UNMONOPOLIZEUn`mo*nop"o*lize, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + monopolize.]
Defn: To recover or release from the state of being monopolized. [R.]Unmonopolizing the rewards of learning and industry. Milton.
UNMOOR Un*moor", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + moor.] (Naut.) (a) To cause to ride with one anchor less than before, after having been moored by two or more anchors. (b) To loose from anchorage. See Moor, v. t.
UNMOORUn*moor", v. i.
Defn: To weigh anchor. Sir W. Scott.
UNMORALUn*mor"al, a.
Defn: Having no moral perception, quality, or relation; involving no idea of morality; — distinguished from both moral and immoral. — Un`mo*ral"i*ty, n.
UNMORALIZEDUn*mor"al*ized, a.
Defn: Not restrained or tutored by morality. Norris.
UNMORRISEDUn*mor"rised, a.
Defn: Not arrayed in the dress of a morris dancer. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
UNMORTISEUn*mor"tise, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + mortise.]
Defn: To loosen, unfix, or separate, as things mortised together.Tennyson.
UN-MOSAICUn`-Mo*sa"ic, a.
Defn: Not according to Moses; unlike Moses or his works.By this reckoning Moses should be most un Mosaic. Milton.
UNMOTHEREDUn*moth"ered, Etym: [1st pref. un- + mother.]
Defn: Deprived of a mother; motherless.
UNMOVABLEUn*mov"a*ble, a.
Defn: Immovable. "Steadfast, unmovable." 1 Cor. xv. 58. Locke.
UNMOVABLYUn*mov"a*bly, adv.
Defn: Immovably. [R.] J. Ellis.
UNMOVEDUn*moved", a.
Defn: Not moved; fixed; firm; unshaken; calm; apathetic.— Un*mov"ed*ly, adv.
UNMUFFLEUn*muf"fle, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + muffle.]
1. To take a covering from, as the face; to uncover.
2. To remove the muffling of, as a drum.
UNMUTABLEUn*mu"ta*ble, a.
Defn: Immutable. [Obs.]
UNMUZZLEUn*muz"zle, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + muzzle.]
Defn: To loose from a muzzle; to remove a muzzle from.
UNNAILUn*nail", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + nail.]
Defn: To remove the nails from; to unfasten by removing nails.
UNNAPPEDUn*napped", a.
Defn: Finished without a nap. I did not attempt her with a threadbare name, Unnapped with meritorious actions. Beau. & Fl.
UNNATURALUn*nat"u*ral, a.
Defn: Not natural; contrary, or not conforming, to the order of nature; being without natural traits; as, unnatural crimes.
Syn.— See Factitious.— Un*nat"u*ral*ly, adv.— Un*nat"u*ral*ness, n.
UNNATURALIZEUn*nat"u*ral*ize, v. t.
Defn: To make unnatural. [R.] Hales.
UNNATUREUn*na"ture, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + nature.]
Defn: To change the nature of; to invest with a different or contrarynature. [Obs.]A right heavenly nature, indeed, as if were unnaturing them, doth sobridle them [the elements]. Sir P. Sidney.
UNNATUREUn*na"ture, n. Etym: [Pref. un- not + nature.]
Defn: The contrary of nature; that which is unnatural. [R.]So as to be rather unnature, after all, than nature. H. Bushnell.
UNNEARUn*near", prep.
Defn: Not near; not close to; at a distance from. [Obs.] Davies(Muse's Sacrifice).
UNNECESSARYUn*nec"es*sa*ry, a.
Defn: Not necessary; not required under the circumstances; unless;needless; as, unnecessary labor, care, or rigor.— Un*nec"es*sa*ri*ly, adv.— Un*nec"es*sa*ri*ness, n.
UNNECESSITYUn`ne*ces"si*ty, n.
Defn: The state of being unnecessary; something unnecessary. [Obs.]
UNNEIGHBOREDUn*neigh"bored, a.
Defn: Being without neigbors. Cowper.
UNNEIGHBORLYUn*neigh"bor*ly, a.
Defn: Not neighborly; distant; reserved; solitary; exclusive.— adv.
Defn: Not in a neighborly manner. Shak.
UNNERVATEUn*nerv"ate, a.
Defn: Enervate. [Obs.]
UNNERVEUn*nerve", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + nerve.]
Defn: To deprive of nerve, force, or strength; to weaken; to enfeeble; as, to unnerve the arm. Unequal match'd, . . . The unnerved father falls. Shak.
UNNESTUn*nest, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + nest.]
Defn: To eject from a nest; to unnestle. [R.] T. Adams.
UNNESTLEUn*nes"tle, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + nestle.]
Defn: Same as Unnest. [R.]
UNNETHE; UNNETHESUn*nethe", Un*nethes", adv.
Defn: With difficulty. See Uneath. [Obs.] Chaucer.
UNNOBLEUn*no"ble, a.
Defn: Ignoble. Shak.
UNNOBLYUn*no"bly, adv.
Defn: Ignobly. J. Fletcher.
UNNOOKEDUn*nooked", a.
Defn: Without nooks and corners; guileless. [Obs.] "Unnooked simplicity." Marston.
UNNOTIFYUn*no"ti*fy, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + notify.]
Defn: To retract or withdraw a notice of. Walpole.
UNNUMBEREDUn*num"bered, a.
Defn: Not numbered; not counted or estimated; innumerable. Dryden.
UNNUMERABLEUn*nu"mer*a*ble, a.
Defn: Innumerable. [Obs.] "An unnumerable multitude." Udall.
UNNUNUn*nun", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + nun.]
Defn: To remove from condition of being a nun. [R.]Many did quickly unnun and disfriar themselves. Fuller.
UNOBEDIENCEUn`o*be"di*ence, n.
Defn: Disobedience. [Obs.] Wyclif.
UNOBEDIENTUn`o*be"di*ent, a.
Defn: Disobedient. [Obs.] Milton.
UNOBSERVANCEUn`ob*serv"ance, n.
Defn: Want or neglect of observance; inobservance. Whitlock.
UNOBTRUSIVEUn`ob*tru"sive, a.
Defn: Not obtrusive; not presuming; modest.— Un`ob*tru"sive*ly, adv.— Un`ob*tru"sive*ness, n.
UNOFFENSIVEUn`of*fen"sive, a.
Defn: Inoffensive.
UNOFTENUn*of"ten, adv.
Defn: Not often. [Obs.]
UNOILUn*oil", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + oil.]
Defn: To remove the oil from. Dryden.
UNOPERATIVEUn*op"er*a*tive, a.
Defn: Producing no effect; inoperative. [Obs.] South.
UNOPERCULATEDUn`o*per"cu*la`ted, a.
Defn: Destitute of an operculum, or cover.
UNORDERUn*or"der, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + order.]
Defn: To countermand an order for. [R.]
UNORDERLYUn*or"der*ly, a.
Defn: Disorderly. [Obs.] Bp. Sanderson.
UNORDINATEUn*or"di*nate, a.
Defn: Disorderly; irregular; inordinate. [R.] — Un*or"di*nate*ly, adv. [R.]
UNORGANIZEDUn*or"gan*ized, a.
Defn: Not organized; being without organic structure; specifically (Biol.), not having the different tissues and organs characteristic of living organisms, nor the power of growth and development; as, the unorganized ferments. See the Note under Ferment, n., 1.
UNORIGINATEDUn`o*rig"i*na`ted, a.
1. Not originated; existing from all eternity. F. W. Newman.
2. Not yet caused to be, or to be made; as, possible inventions still unoriginated.
UNORIGINATELYUn`o*rig"i*nate*ly, adv.
Defn: Without origin.
UNOSSIFIEDUn*os"si*fied, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Destitute of a bony structure.
UNOWEDUn*owed", a.
1. Ownerless. [Obs.] Shak.
2. Not owed; as, to pay money unowed.
UNOWNED Un*own"ed, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + (sense 1) owned possessed, and (sense 2) owned granted, acknowledged.]
1. Not owned; having no owner. Milton.
2. Not acknowledged; not avowed. Gay.
UNPACKUn*pack", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + pack.]
1. To separate and remove, as things packed; to open and remove the contents of; as, to unpack a trunk.
2. To relieve of a pack or burden. [R.] Shak.
UNPACKERUn*pack"er, n.
Defn: One who unpacks.
UNPAGANIZEUn*pa"gan*ize, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + paganize.]
Defn: To cause to cease to be pagan; to divest of pagan character.[R.] Cudworth.
UNPAINTUn*paint", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + paint.]
Defn: To remove the paint from; to efface, as a painting. Parnell.
UNPAIREDUn*paired, a.
Defn: Not paired; not suited or matched.And minds unpaired had better think alone. Crabbe.
UNPALPEDUn*palped", a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Destitute of a palp.
UNPANNELUn*pan"nel, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + pannel.]
Defn: To take the saddle off; to unsaddle. [Obs.] Jervas.
UNPARADISEUn*par"a*dise, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + paradise.]
Defn: To deprive of happiness like that of paradise; to render unhappy. [R.] Young.
UNPARAGONEDUn*par"a*goned, a.
Defn: Having no paragon or equal; matchless; peerless. [R.]Your unparagoned mistress is dead. Shak.
UNPARALLELEDUn*par"al*leled, a.
Defn: Having no parallel, or equal; unequaled; unmatched. The unparalleled perseverance of the armies of the United States, under every suffering and discouragement, was little short of a miracle. Washington.
UNPARCHEDUn*parched", a. Etym: [Pref. un- not (intensive) parched.]
Defn: Dried up; withered by heat. [Obs.] "My tongue . . . unparched."Crashaw.
UNPARDONABLEUn*par"don*a*ble, a.
Defn: Not admitting of pardon or forgiveness; inexcusable.
UNPARENTEDUn*par"ent*ed, a.
Defn: Having no parent, or no acknowledged parent. [R.]
UNPARLIAMENTARYUn*par`lia*men"ta*ry, a.
Defn: Not parliamentary; contrary to the practice of parliamentarybodies.— Un*par`lia*men"ta*ri*ness, n.
UNPARTIALUn*par"tial, a.
Defn: Impartial. [Obs.] Bp. Sanderson.— Un*par"tial*ly, adv. [Obs.] Hooker.
UNPASSABLEUn*pass"a*ble, a.
Defn: Impassable. E. A. Freeman.— Un*pass"a*ble*ness, n. Evelyn.
UNPASSIONATEUn*pas"sion*ate, a.
Defn: Not passionate; dispassionate.— Un*pas"sion*ate*ly, adv.
UNPASTORUn*pas"tor, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + pastor.]
Defn: To cause to be no longer pastor; to deprive of pastorship. [R.]Fuller.
UNPATHEDUn*pathed", a.
Defn: Not having a path. Shak.
UNPATHWAYEDUn*path"wayed`, a.
Defn: Pathless. [R.] "The smooth, unpathwayed plain." Wordsworth.
UNPATIENCEUn*pa"tience, n.
Defn: Impatience. [Obs.]
UNPATIENTUn*pa"tient, a.
Defn: Impatient. [Obs.] Wyclif.
UNPAVEDUn*paved", a.
1. Not paved; not furnished with a pavement. Hakewill.
2. Castrated. [Obs.] "Unpaved eunuch." Shak.
UNPAYUn*pay", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + pay.]
Defn: To undo, take back, or annul, as a payment. Shak.
UNPEACEUn*peace", n.
Defn: Absence or lack of peace. [Obs.] Testament of Love.
UNPEDIGREEDUn*ped"i*greed, a.
Defn: Not distinguished by a pedigree. [R.] Pollok.
UNPEELEDUn*peeled, a.
1. Etym: [1st pref. un- (intensive) + peel.]
Defn: Thoroughly stripped; pillaged. [Obs.] Shak.
2. Etym: [Pref. un- not + peeled.]
Defn: Not peeled.
UNPEERABLEUn*peer"a*ble, a.
Defn: Incapable of having a peer, or equal.
UNPEEREDUn*peered, a.
Defn: Having no peer; unequaled; unparalleled. "Unpeered excellence."Marston.
UNPEGUn*peg", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + peg.]
Defn: To remove a peg or pegs from; to unfasten; to open. Shak.
UNPENUn*pen", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + pen.]
Defn: To release from a pen or from confinement. "If a man unpens another's water." Blackstone.
UNPENETRABLEUn*pen"e*tra*ble, a.
Defn: Impenetrable.
UNPENITENTUn*pen"i*tent, a.