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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>DICTIONARY: uncollected - unconquerable</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="uncollected"> uncollected, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. not collected; not brought to one place; not received. Ex. uncollected taxes, debts uncollected. <DD> 2. (Figurative.) not having one's thoughts collected; not having control of one's mental faculties; not recovered from confusion, distraction, or wandering. </DL> <A NAME="uncolored"> uncolored, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. not colored. <DD> 2. (Figurative.) not made to appear different from reality; open or undisguised; truthful or unbiased, as a statement or account; not influenced or affected by something. <DD> 3. plain or unadorned. </DL> <A NAME="uncombined"> uncombined, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not combined; separate. </DL> <A NAME="uncomely"> uncomely, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. not comely; wanting grace. Ex. an uncomely person, uncomely dress. <DD> 2. unseemly; unbecoming; unsuitable; indecent. </DL> <A NAME="uncomfortable"> uncomfortable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. not comfortable. <DD> 2. uneasy; restless. <DD> 3. disagreeable; causing discomfort. Ex. His loyalty to the revolutionary principles made him conspicuous and extremely uncomfortable to the Bourbon Restoration (Edmund Wilson). noun uncomfortableness. </DL> <A NAME="uncomfortably"> uncomfortably, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> in a way that is not comfortable; with discomfort and uneasiness; disagreeably. </DL> <A NAME="uncommercial"> uncommercial, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. not commercial; not engaged in or connected with commerce. <DD> 2. not in accordance with the principles or methods of commerce. adv. uncommercially. </DL> <A NAME="uncommitted"> uncommitted, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. not bound or pledged, as to a particular action, course, or group. Ex. an uncommitted country. <DD> 2. not committed to prison. Ex. an uncommitted felon. </DL> <A NAME="uncommon"> uncommon, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. rare; unusual. Ex. uncommon kindness. <DD> 2. remarkable; noteworthy. Ex. uncommon good luck. noun uncommonness. </DL> <A NAME="uncommonly"> uncommonly, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. rarely; unusually. <DD> 2. remarkably; especially. Ex. She is an uncommonly good cook. </DL> <A NAME="uncommunicability"> uncommunicability, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the quality or condition of being uncommunicable. </DL> <A NAME="uncommunicable"> uncommunicable, adjective. =incommunicable.</DL> <A NAME="uncommunicative"> uncommunicative, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not giving out any information, opinions, or advice; talking little; disposed to silence; reserved; reticent. (SYN) taciturn. noun uncommunicativeness. </DL> <A NAME="uncompanionable"> uncompanionable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not companionable or sociable. Ex. an uncompanionable hermit. </DL> <A NAME="uncompetitive"> uncompetitive, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1a. that does not or will not compete. Ex. an uncompetitive member firm, uncompetitive prices. <DD> b. not in accord with competition. Ex. the uncompetitive spirit and traditions of Christmas. <DD> 2. that discourages or prohibits competition. adv. uncompetitively. noun uncompetitiveness. </DL> <A NAME="uncomplaining"> uncomplaining, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not complaining; not disposed to murmur; submissive. adv. uncomplainingly. </DL> <A NAME="uncomplaisant"> uncomplaisant, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not complaisant; not civil; not courteous. </DL> <A NAME="uncompleted"> uncompleted, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not completed; unfinished. </DL> <A NAME="uncompliable"> uncompliable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> unready or unwilling to comply. </DL> <A NAME="uncompliant"> uncompliant, adjective. =incompliant.</DL> <A NAME="uncomplimentary"> uncomplimentary, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not complimentary; unflattering; disparaging; derogatory. </DL> <A NAME="uncomposed"> uncomposed, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. not calm; disordered; excited. Ex. sudden, uncomposed, and uncollected thoughts (Edward Reynolds). <DD> 2. (of music) unwritten. Ex. Schoenberg planned "Moses and Aaron" in three acts, but he left the last act uncomposed (London Times). </DL> <A NAME="uncompounded"> uncompounded, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. not compounded; not mixed; simple. <DD> 2. not intricate or complicated. </DL> <A NAME="uncomprehending"> uncomprehending, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not comprehending or understanding. adv. uncomprehendingly. </DL> <A NAME="uncomprehensible"> uncomprehensible, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Obsolete.) incomprehensible. </DL> <A NAME="uncomprehension"> uncomprehension, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> lack of understanding. Ex. They might as well have come from different worlds, so striking is the uncomprehension between them (Manchester Guardian). </DL> <A NAME="uncompromising"> uncompromising, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> unyielding; firm. Ex. a stubborn, uncompromising person. His uncompromising attitude makes him very hard to deal with. The most honest, fearless and uncompromising republican of his time (Macaulay). (SYN) inflexible, rigid, inexorable. adv. uncompromisingly. noun uncompromisingness. </DL> <A NAME="unconcealed"> unconcealed, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not concealed; openly shown; manifest. Ex. unconcealed scorn. </DL> <A NAME="unconcern"> unconcern, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. lack of concern; freedom from care or anxiety; nonchalance. <DD> 2. lack of interest; indifference; apathy. </DL> <A NAME="unconcerned"> unconcerned, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. free from care or anxiety; nonchalant. <DD> 2. not interested; indifferent; apathetic. adv. unconcernedly. noun unconcernedness. </DL> <A NAME="uncondemned"> uncondemned, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not condemned; not judged guilty; not disapproved; not pronounced criminal. Ex. They have beaten us openly uncondemned (Acts 16:37). </DL> <A NAME="unconditional"> unconditional, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> without conditions; absolute. Ex. an unconditional refusal. The victorious general demanded unconditional surrender of the enemy. (SYN) unqualified, unrestricted. </DL> <A NAME="unconditionally"> unconditionally, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> without any conditions. </DL> <A NAME="unconditioned"> unconditioned, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. without conditions; absolute. <DD> 2. =unconditional. <DD> 3. (Psychology.) <DD> a. deriving from the innate nature of the organism as such; not learned; instinctive. Ex. unconditioned behavior. <DD> b. that evokes a response without conditioning. Ex. an unconditioned stimulus. <DD> 4. accepted or promoted without condition. Ex. an unconditioned student. <DD> 5. (Philosophy.) of the nature of or deriving from that which is absolute in its nature and infinite in its extent; not dependent on or determined by antecedent conditions. </DL> <A NAME="unconditionedresponse"> unconditioned response or reflex,<DL COMPACT><DD> (Psychology.) a response that occurs without specific learning or experience when a stimulus is presented. The knee jerk is an unconditioned reflex. </DL> <A NAME="unconfident"> unconfident, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> lacking confidence; uncertain; hesitant; self-conscious. Ex. an unconfident office boy. </DL> <A NAME="unconfinable"> unconfinable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. that cannot be confined or restrained. <DD> 2. (Obsolete.) unbounded. </DL> <A NAME="unconfined"> unconfined, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not confined; unrestricted; broad; unrestrained; free. Ex. On with the dance! let joy be unconfined (Byron). </DL> <A NAME="unconfirmed"> unconfirmed, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not confirmed; without confirmation. Ex. an unconfirmed report. </DL> <A NAME="unconformable"> unconformable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. that does not conform. <DD> 2. (Geology.) having the relation of unconformity to underlying rocks. </DL> <A NAME="unconformably"> unconformably, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> in an unconformable manner; so as not to be conformable. </DL> <A NAME="unconformity"> unconformity, noun, pl. -ties.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. lack of agreement; being inconsistent; nonconformity. <DD> 2. (Geology.) <DD> a. a break in the continuity of strata, indicating an interruption of deposition. <DD> b. the plane where such a break occurs. </DL> <A NAME="unconfused"> unconfused, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. free from confusion or disorder. <DD> 2. not confused or embarrassed. </DL> <A NAME="uncongeal"> uncongeal, intransitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to thaw; melt. </DL> <A NAME="uncongenial"> uncongenial, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not congenial. </DL> <A NAME="unconnected"> unconnected, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. not connected; separated; distinct. <DD> 2. disconnected; incoherent. </DL> <A NAME="unconquerable"> unconquerable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. that cannot be defeated. Ex. Thou hast great allies; Thy friends are exultations, agonies, And love, and man's unconquerable mind (Wordsworth). I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul (William E. Henley). (SYN) invincible, insuperable, indomitable. <DD> 2. that cannot be brought under control. Ex. un unconquerable temper. Romola ... shrank with unconquerable disgust from the shrill excitability of those illuminated women (George Eliot). (SYN) uncontrollable. noun unconquerableness. adv. unconquerably. </DL> <A NAME="unconquered"> unconquered, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not conquered; not vanquished or subdued. </DL> <A HREF="unconsci.dic">NEXT</A>