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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>UNEMOTIO</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="unemotional"> unemotional, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not emotional; impassive. Ex. an unemotional tone of voice, an unemotional observer. adv. unemotionally. </DL> <A NAME="unemployability"> unemployability, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the quality or condition of being unemployable. Ex. Hence, educational inadequacies lead to lack of training, unemployability, etc. (New York Times). </DL> <A NAME="unemployable"> unemployable, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. that cannot be employed, especially that cannot be employed to work because of a physical or mental impediment. <DD>noun a person who is unemployable. </DL> <A NAME="unemployed"> unemployed, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. 1. not employed; not in use. Ex. an unemployed skill. <DD> 2. not having a job; having no work. Ex. an unemployed person. <DD> 3. earning no interest or dividends; not loaned or invested. Ex. unemployed capital. <DD>noun expr. the unemployed, people out of work. Ex. Some of the unemployed sought aid from the government. The employed and the unemployed, taken together, constitute the labour force (Leon E. Truesdell). </DL> <A NAME="unemployment"> unemployment, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> lack of employment; being out of work. </DL> <A NAME="unemploymentcompensation"> unemployment compensation,<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) payment under a system by which eligible workers are guaranteed a small weekly income during a limited period of involuntary unemployment. </DL> <A NAME="unemploymentinsurance"> unemployment insurance,<DL COMPACT><DD> a government insurance program, supported by employer-paid taxes, which provides income for a limited period of time to eligible workers who are involuntarily unemployed. </DL> <A NAME="unenclosed"> unenclosed, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not enclosed; not shut in or surrounded, as by a fence or wall. </DL> <A NAME="unencumbered"> unencumbered, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not encumbered; free from encumbrance. </DL> <A NAME="unendeared"> unendeared, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not attended with endearment. </DL> <A NAME="unended"> unended, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> endless; infinite. </DL> <A NAME="unending"> unending, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> continuing; not ending; having no end; endless; ceaseless; eternal. adv. unendingly. noun unendingness. </DL> <A NAME="unendowed"> unendowed, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not endowed; without an endowment. </DL> <A NAME="unendurable"> unendurable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. not endurable; unbearable; intolerable; insufferable. Ex. unendurable pain, an unendurable braggart. <DD> 2. that cannot endure; unenduring. adv. unendurably. </DL> <A NAME="unenduring"> unenduring, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that does not endure; fleeting. Ex. the unenduring clouds (Wordsworth). </DL> <A NAME="unenforceable"> unenforceable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not enforceable; that cannot be enforced. Ex. The [Chilean] President's hesitancy to legalize the bill was based on the belief that the law would be unenforceable (Miguel Jorrin). </DL> <A NAME="unenforced"> unenforced, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not enforced. </DL> <A NAME="unengaged"> unengaged, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not engaged. </DL> <A NAME="unenglish"> un-English, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. not English; foreign or opposed to the English as in character, spirit, or usages. <DD> 2. not in accordance with the usages of the English language. </DL> <A NAME="unenlightened"> unenlightened, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not enlightened; without intellectual or moral enlightenment; benighted; ignorant. </DL> <A NAME="unenlightening"> unenlightening, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not instructive or informative. </DL> <A NAME="unentangled"> unentangled, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not entangled; not complicated; not perplexed. Ex. unentangled through the snares of life (Samuel Johnson). </DL> <A NAME="unenterprising"> unenterprising, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not enterprising; lacking enterprise. </DL> <A NAME="unentertaining"> unentertaining, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not entertaining or amusing. </DL> <A NAME="unenthralled"> unenthralled, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not enslaved; not reduced to thralldom. </DL> <A NAME="unenthusiastic"> unenthusiastic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not enthusiastic; without enthusiasm. </DL> <A NAME="unenthusiastically"> unenthusiastically, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> in an unenthusiastic manner. </DL> <A NAME="unenviable"> unenviable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not enviable; not such as to excite envy. </DL> <A NAME="unenviably"> unenviably, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> so as not to be enviable. </DL> <A NAME="unenvied"> unenvied, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not envied; exempt from the envy of others. </DL> <A NAME="unenvious"> unenvious, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not envious; free from envy. </DL> <A NAME="unep"> UNEP, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the United Nations Environmental Program. </DL> <A NAME="unequal"> unequal, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. 1. not the same in amount, size, number, value, merit, degree, or rank. Ex. unequal sums of money, unequal achievements. <DD> 2a. not balanced; not well matched. Ex. an unequal marriage. <DD> b. not fair; one-sided. Ex. an unequal contest. <DD> 3. not enough; not sufficient; not adequate. Ex. His strength was unequal to the task. (SYN) inadequate. <DD> 4. not regular; not even; variable. Ex. unequal vibrations. <DD>noun a person or thing that is not equal to another. Ex. In social standing the two men were considered as unequals. adv. unequally. noun unequalness. </DL> <A NAME="unequaled"> unequaled, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. that has no equal or superior; matchless. Ex. unequaled beauty, unequaled speed. <DD> 2. not equaled; unmatched. </DL> <A NAME="unequitable"> unequitable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> inequitable; unfair; unjust. </DL> <A NAME="unequitably"> unequitably, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> inequitably; unfairly; unjustly. </DL> <A NAME="unequivocably"> unequivocably, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> unequivocally. Ex. The law unequivocably bars discriminatory state taxation (Wall Street Journal). </DL> <A NAME="unequivocal"> unequivocal, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. containing no trace of doubt or ambiguity; clear and straightforward in meaning or purpose; blunt and plain; clear. Ex. unequivocal hostility, an unequivocal refusal. <DD> 2. not inclined to temporize, compromise, or equivocate; speaking frankly and bluntly. adv. unequivocally. noun unequivocalness. </DL> <A NAME="unerring"> unerring, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. that does not err, especially: <DD> a. free of error; exactly right; certain; sure. Ex. unerring aim. <DD> b. (Figurative.) making no mistakes; not going or leading astray; infallible. Ex. an unerring guide. <DD> 2. corresponding exactly to some standard or goal. Ex. unerring precision. adv. unerringly. noun unerringness. </DL> <A NAME="unescapable"> unescapable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not escapable; not to be escaped or avoided; inescapable. </DL> <A NAME="unescapably"> unescapably, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> in an unescapable manner. </DL> <A NAME="unesco"> UNESCO or Unesco, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (an independent organization related to and recognized by the United Nations as one of its specialized agencies). </DL> <A NAME="unessayed"> unessayed, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not essayed; unattempted. </DL> <A NAME="unessential"> unessential, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. not essential; not of prime importance; nonessential. <DD>noun something not essential. </DL> <A NAME="unethical"> unethical, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not ethical; not in accordance with the rules for right conduct or practice. adv. unethically. </DL> <A NAME="unevangelical"> unevangelical, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not evangelical; not in accord with the Gospels. Ex. unevangelical doctrines. </DL> <A NAME="uneven"> uneven, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. not level, flat, or smooth; having an irregular or broken surface; somewhat bumpy. Ex. uneven ground. (SYN) rough, rugged, jagged. <DD> 2. not equal. Ex. an uneven contest. <DD> 3. not uniform or regular; changeable; inconsistent. Ex. His work is of uneven quality. <DD> 4. not straight or parallel. <DD> 5. that cannot be divided by 2 without a remainder; odd. Ex. 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 are uneven numbers. adv. unevenly. noun unevenness. </DL> <A NAME="unevenbars"> uneven bars or uneven parallel bars,<DL COMPACT><DD> parallel bars set at different heights, used in gymnastics. </DL> <A NAME="uneventful"> uneventful, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> without important or striking occurrences. Ex. a lazy, uneventful day in the country; laborious, uneventful years (H. G. Wells). adv. uneventfully. noun uneventfulness. </DL> <A NAME="unevolved"> unevolved, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not evolved; undeveloped. </DL> <A NAME="unexacting"> unexacting, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not exacting; requiring little; easy. </DL> <A NAME="unexampled"> unexampled, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having no equal or like; without precedent or parallel; without anything like it. Ex. Thanking you for your unexampled kindness (Jane Austen). (SYN) unprecedented. </DL> <A NAME="unexcelled"> unexcelled, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not excelled; unsurpassed. </DL> <A NAME="unexceptionable"> unexceptionable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> beyond criticism; wholly admirable. (SYN) faultless, irreproachable. noun unexceptionableness. adv. unexceptionably. </DL> <A HREF="unexcite.dic">NEXT</A>