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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Un- :: Un- (adv.) To adjectives, to denote the absence of the quality designated by the adjective.
Non- :: Non- () A prefix used in the sense of not; un-; in-; as in nonattention, or non-attention, nonconformity, nonmetallic, nonsuit..
Un-romanized :: Un-Romanized (a.) Not subjected to Roman arms or customs.
Un- :: Un- (adv.) Those which have the value of independent words, inasmuch as the simple words are either not used at all, or are rarely, or at least much less frequently, used; as, unavoidable, unconscionable, undeniable, unspeakable, unprecedented, unruly, and the like; or inasmuch as they are used in a different sense from the usual meaning of the primitive, or especially in one of the significations of the latter; as, unaccountable, unalloyed, unbelieving, unpretending, unreserved, and the like; o
Ran :: Ran (n.) Yarns coiled on a spun-yarn winch.
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..
Tun-dish :: Tun-dish (n.) A tunnel.
Inseparable :: Inseparable (a.) Invariably attached to some word, stem, or root; as, the inseparable particle un-..
Tun-bellied :: Tun-bellied (a.) Having a large, protuberant belly, or one shaped like a tun; pot-bellied..
Tun-great :: Tun-great (a.) Having the circumference of a tun.
Sunburning :: Sun-burner (n.) A circle or cluster of gas-burners for lighting and ventilating public buildings.
Biltong :: Biltong (n.) Lean meat cut into strips and sun-dried.
Tun :: Tun (n.) Any shell belonging to Dolium and allied genera; -- called also tun-shell.
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-romanized :: Un-Romanized (a.) Not subjected to the principles or usages of the Roman Catholic Church.
Sundries :: Sun-dried (a.) Dried by the heat of the sun.
Sunup :: Sun-struck (a.) Overcome by, or affected with, sunstroke; as, sun-struck soldiers..
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.
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
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..
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