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unaided

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 N EY1 D IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

Without the help, aid or assistance of someone or something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • Fleas are difficult to see with the unaided eye.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

carried out without aid or assistance

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • his first unaided walk through the park

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English aided English unaided From un- + aided.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: sen-ila — without the aid of someone or something else
  • German: bloß — without the aid of someone or something else
  • Greek: αβοήθητος (avoḯthitos) — without the aid of someone or something else
  • Polish: samodzielny — without the aid of someone or something else
  • Turkish: çıplak — without the aid of someone or something else
  • Turkish: yalın — without the aid of someone or something else
  • Turkish: yalnız — without the aid of someone or something else