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unbearing

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

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Bearing no fruit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • an unbearing tree

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of unbear

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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History

Etymology

From Middle English unbering, unberinde, from Old English unberende, from Proto-Germanic *unberandz, equivalent to un- + bearing.