Definition of un-

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Un- (adv.) Un- is prefixed to nouns to express the absence of, or the contrary of, that which the noun signifies; as, unbelief, unfaith, unhealth, unrest, untruth, and the like..

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Privative :: Privative (a.) Implying privation or negation; giving a negative force to a word; as, alpha privative; privative particles; -- applied to such prefixes and suffixes as a- (Gr. /), un-, non-, -less..
Un- :: Un- (adv.) Un- is prefixed to nouns to express the absence of, or the contrary of, that which the noun signifies; as, unbelief, unfaith, unhealth, unrest, untruth, and the like..
Un- :: Un- (adv.) Those which have acquired an opposed or contrary, instead of a merely negative, meaning; as, unfriendly, ungraceful, unpalatable, unquiet, and the like; or else an intensive sense more than a prefixed not would express; as, unending, unparalleled, undisciplined, undoubted, unsafe, and the like..
Non- :: Non- () A prefix used in the sense of not; un-; in-; as in nonattention, or non-attention, nonconformity, nonmetallic, nonsuit..
Un- :: Un- (adv.) To present particles which come from intransitive verbs, or are themselves employed as adjectives, to mark the absence of the activity, disposition, or condition implied by the participle; as, - ---- and the like..
Un- :: Un- (adv.) To past particles, or to adjectives formed after the analogy of past particles, to indicate the absence of the condition or state expressed by them.
Brick :: Brick (n.) A block or clay tempered with water, sand, etc., molded into a regular form, usually rectangular, and sun-dried, or burnt in a kiln, or in a heap or stack called a clamp..
Un- :: Un- (adv.) To adjectives, to denote the absence of the quality designated by the adjective.
Tun-great :: Tun-great (a.) Having the circumference of a tun.
Sunup :: Sun-struck (a.) Overcome by, or affected with, sunstroke; as, sun-struck soldiers..
In- :: In- () An inseparable prefix, or particle, meaning not, non-, un- as, inactive, incapable, inapt. In- regularly becomes il- before l, ir- before r, and im- before a labial..
Un-romanized :: Un-Romanized (a.) Not subjected to Roman arms or customs.
Un- :: Un- (adv.) Un- is prefixed to adjectives, or to words used adjectively..
Inseparable :: Inseparable (a.) Invariably attached to some word, stem, or root; as, the inseparable particle un-..
Un-mosaic :: Un-Mosaic (a.) Not according to Moses; unlike Moses or his works.
Un- :: Un- (adv.) Those which are anomalous, provincial, or, for some other reason, not desirable to be used, and are so indicated; as, unpure for impure, unsatisfaction for dissatisfaction, unexpressible for inexpressible, and the like..
Un- :: Un- (adv.) An inseparable prefix, or particle, signifying not; in-; non-. In- is prefixed mostly to words of Latin origin, or else to words formed by Latin suffixes; un- is of much wider application, and is attached at will to almost any adjective, or participle used adjectively, or adverb, from which it may be desired to form a corresponding negative adjective or adverb, and is also, but less freely, prefixed to nouns. Un- sometimes has merely an intensive force; as in unmerciless, unremorseles
Un-romanized :: Un-Romanized (a.) Not subjected to the principles or usages of the Roman Catholic Church.
Barbecue :: Barbecue (n.) A floor, on which coffee beans are sun-dried..
Tun-bellied :: Tun-bellied (a.) Having a large, protuberant belly, or one shaped like a tun; pot-bellied..
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