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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>DICTIONARY: unattainable - unbeknown</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="unattainable"> unattainable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not attainable; beyond the possibility of attainment; never to be attained or reached. noun unattainableness. adv. unattainably. </DL> <A NAME="unattained"> unattained, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not attained or reached. </DL> <A NAME="unattainted"> unattainted, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. not attainted legally. <DD> 2. (Archaic.) unsullied, unblemished, or without defect. </DL> <A NAME="unattempted"> unattempted, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not attempted; not tried or essayed; not subjected to any attempt. </DL> <A NAME="unattended"> unattended, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. without attendants; alone. <DD> 2. not accompanied. <DD> 3. not taken care of; not attended to. </DL> <A NAME="unattested"> unattested, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not attested; not confirmed by witness or testimony. </DL> <A NAME="unattractive"> unattractive, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not attractive; plain; homely. adv. unattractively. noun unattractiveness. </DL> <A NAME="unau"> unau, noun. =two-toed sloth.</DL> <A NAME="unauspicious"> unauspicious, adjective. =inauspicious.</DL> <A NAME="unauthentic"> unauthentic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not authentic, reliable, or genuine. </DL> <A NAME="unauthenticated"> unauthenticated, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not authenticated; not established as authentic. </DL> <A NAME="unauthenticity"> unauthenticity, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> unauthentic character; want of authenticity. </DL> <A NAME="unauthoritative"> unauthoritative, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not authoritative; lacking authority. adv. unauthoritatively. noun unauthoritativeness. </DL> <A NAME="unauthorized"> unauthorized, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not authorized; not duly commissioned; not warranted by proper authority. </DL> <A NAME="unavailability"> unavailability, noun, pl. -ties.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the quality or condition of being unavailable. Ex. Part of the reason for the slow progress with nucleic acids was the unavailability of pure material for analysis (Scientific American). <DD> 2. that which is unavailable. Ex. Faced with commitments, budget limitations, and unavailabilities, he will often make the fatal compromise (New York Times). </DL> <A NAME="unavailable"> unavailable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. not available. <DD> 2. of no avail; ineffectual. <DD> 3. not suitable or ready for use. noun unavailableness. </DL> <A NAME="unavailing"> unavailing, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not successful; useless; futile. Ex. unavailing efforts. The dog kept jumping at the high fence but his attempts to get out of the pen were unavailing. (SYN) ineffectual. adv. unavailingly. </DL> <A NAME="unavenged"> unavenged, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not avenged. </DL> <A NAME="unavoidable"> unavoidable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. that cannot be avoided; inevitable. Ex. an unavoidable delay. (SYN) inescapable. <DD> 2. (Law, Archaic.) not liable to be voided. noun unavoidableness. </DL> <A NAME="unavoidably"> unavoidably, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> because of something that cannot or could not be avoided or prevented; inevitably. </DL> <A NAME="unavowed"> unavowed, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not avowed; secret. </DL> <A NAME="unavowedly"> unavowedly, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> in an unavowed manner; secretly. </DL> <A NAME="unawakened"> unawakened, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not awakened. </DL> <A NAME="unawakening"> unawakening, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having no awakening. Ex. stretched out ... in eternal, unawakening sleep (W. H. Hudson). </DL> <A NAME="unaware"> unaware, adjective, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. 1. not aware; unconscious. Ex. He was unaware of an approaching storm. <DD> 2. reckless; rash. Ex. And like the rest I grew desperate and unaware (Shelley). <DD>adv. (Poetic.) unawares. noun unawareness. </DL> <A NAME="unawares"> unawares, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. without being expected; by surprise. Ex. The police caught the burglar unawares. Age steals upon us unawares (Matthew Prior). (SYN) unexpectedly. <DD> 2. without knowing; unintentionally. Ex. to approach danger unawares. Some have entertained angels unawares (SYN) unconsciously. </DL> <A NAME="unbacked"> unbacked, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. not backed, helped, or supported; unaided. <DD> 2. not bet on. <DD> 3. (Archaic.) that has never been ridden; not yet broken to the bit, saddle, etc. </DL> <A NAME="unbailable"> unbailable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not bailable; not admitting of bail, as an offense. </DL> <A NAME="unbaked"> unbaked, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. not baked; not yet cooked by baking. Ex. unbaked bread. <DD> 2. (Figurative.) not mature; undeveloped. </DL> <A NAME="unbalance"> unbalance, noun, verb, -anced, -ancing.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun lack of balance; unbalanced condition; imbalance. <DD>v.t. to throw out of balance; disorder or derange. </DL> <A NAME="unbalanced"> unbalanced, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. not balanced. <DD> 2. (Figurative.) not entirely sane. Ex. an unbalanced mind. <DD> 3. not having credits equal to debts; not in balance. Ex. an unbalanced account. </DL> <A NAME="unballasted"> unballasted, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. not ballasted. <DD> 2. (Figurative.) not properly steadied or regulated. </DL> <A NAME="unbanded"> unbanded, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having no band, especially in the sense of being stripped of a band, or lacking one where one is needed. Ex. Your bonnet unbanded (Shakespeare). </DL> <A NAME="unbaptized"> unbaptized, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not baptized. </DL> <A NAME="unbar"> unbar, transitive verb, intransitive verb, -barred, -barring.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. to remove the bars from; unfasten the bolts of; unlock. <DD> 2. (Figurative.) to make possible entry into (a place) or progress along (a way); open up. Ex. to unbar the channels of news. </DL> <A NAME="unbarbed"> unbarbed, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. not having a barb or barbs. <DD> 2. (Obsolete.) not shaved, sheared, or mowed. </DL> <A NAME="unbarbered"> unbarbered, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not barbered; unshaven; untrimmed. </DL> <A NAME="unbated"> unbated, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. undiminished; unabated. Ex. with unbated zeal (Scott). <DD> 2. (Obsolete.) not blunted or dull. Ex. a sword unbated (Shakespeare). </DL> <A NAME="unbathed"> unbathed, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. not bathed. <DD> 2. not wet. </DL> <A NAME="unbear"> unbear, transitive verb, -bore, -borne or -born, -bearing.<DL COMPACT><DD> to free (a horse) from the checkrein (bearing rein). </DL> <A NAME="unbearable"> unbearable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that cannot be endured; intolerable. Ex. The pain from a severe toothache is almost unbearable. (SYN) insufferable. noun unbearableness. </DL> <A NAME="unbearably"> unbearably, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> in an unbearable manner; intolerably. </DL> <A NAME="unbearded"> unbearded, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having no beard; beardless. Ex. the yet unbearded grain (John Dryden); th' unbearded youth (Ben Jonson). </DL> <A NAME="unbearing"> unbearing, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> infertile; unproductive; barren. Ex. Fruit trees must be continually lacerated to decrease the growth of unbearing wood (C. R. Smith). </DL> <A NAME="unbeatable"> unbeatable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that cannot be beaten, overcome, or surpassed. Ex. The hand was unbeatable, declarer losing only one trick (New York Times). The immense strength-weight ratio of beryllium makes it unbeatable for aircraft structures (New Scientist). As unbeatable in retirement as he was at El Alamein, Monty scores a breakthrough on the autobiography front (Time). </DL> <A NAME="unbeatably"> unbeatably, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> in an unbeatable manner. Ex. unbeatably fast, unbeatably clever. </DL> <A NAME="unbeaten"> unbeaten, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. not defeated or surpassed. <DD> 2. (Figurative.) not traveled; not trodden. Ex. unbeaten paths. <DD> 3. not struck, pounded, or whipped. Ex. unbeaten eggs. </DL> <A NAME="unbeautiful"> unbeautiful, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not beautiful; plain; ugly. Ex. Just south of Sennen there is another site, useful but unbeautiful, a caravan park owned by the National Trust (Listener). </DL> <A NAME="unbecoming"> unbecoming, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. not becoming; not appropriate. Ex. unbecoming clothes. (SYN) inappropriate. <DD> 2. not fitting; not proper; unseemly. Ex. unbecoming behavior. (SYN) unsuitable. adv. unbecomingly. noun unbecomingness. </DL> <A NAME="unbefitting"> unbefitting, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not befitting; unbecoming; unseemly. adv. unbefittingly. noun unbefittingness. </DL> <A NAME="unbefriended"> unbefriended, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not befriended; not supported by friends; having no friendly aid. Ex. Alas for Love! And Truth who wanderest lone and unbefriended (Shelley). </DL> <A NAME="unbegotten"> unbegotten, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not begotten; not born. </DL> <A NAME="unbegun"> unbegun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. not yet begun. <DD> 2. (Obsolete.) having had no beginning; eternal. </DL> <A NAME="unbeholden"> unbeholden, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. not beheld; unseen. <DD> 2. not beholden; not under obligation (to). </DL> <A NAME="unbeknown"> unbeknown, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. not known (to). Ex. We arrived unbeknown to anyone. <DD> 2. without the knowledge of others; in secrecy. Ex. My love rose up so early and stole out unbeknown (A. E. Housman). </DL> <A NAME="unbeknownst"> unbeknownst, adjective. =unbeknown.</DL> <A HREF="unbelief.dic">NEXT</A>