Standard Lemma guide

uncircumcised

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ʌnˈsɜːkəmsaɪzd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ʌnˈsɝkəmsaɪzd/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Not circumcised, intact.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Not Jewish or not Muslim; gentile.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, not-comparable

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3

adj

Meaning 3

Spiritually impure; irreligious.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Closed in, so as to work imperfectly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, obsolete

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History

Etymology

From Middle English uncircumcised, equivalent to un- + circumcised. Subsidiary definitions are much influenced by traditions of the Abrahamic religions.

Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: أَغْلَف (ʔaḡlaf) — not circumcised
  • Bulgarian: необрязан (neobrjazan) — not circumcised
  • Catalan: incircumcís — not circumcised
  • Cebuano: pisot — not circumcised
  • Danish: uomskåret — not circumcised
  • Dutch: onbesneden — not circumcised
  • Esperanto: necirkumcidita — not circumcised
  • French: incirconcis — not circumcised
  • German: unbeschnitten — not circumcised
  • Hindi: ख़तनारहित (xatnārahit) — not circumcised
  • Hungarian: körülmetéletlen — not circumcised
  • Indonesian: tidak sunat — not circumcised
  • Indonesian: tidak khitan — not circumcised
  • Kyrgyz: сүннөтсүз (sünnötsüz) — not circumcised
  • Lithuanian: neapipjaustytas — not circumcised
  • Māori: kokotikore — not circumcised
  • Norwegian Bokmål: uomskåret — not circumcised
  • Norwegian Bokmål: uomskåren — not circumcised
  • Plautdietsch: onbeschnäden — not circumcised
  • Polish: nieobrzezany — not circumcised
  • Russian: необре́занный (neobrézannyj) — not circumcised
  • Spanish: incircunciso — not circumcised
  • Tagalog: supot — not circumcised
  • Turkish: sünnetsiz — not circumcised
  • Bulgarian: нееврейски (neevrejski) — not Jewish; gentile
  • Catalan: gentil — not Jewish; gentile
  • Norwegian Bokmål: uomskåret — not Jewish; gentile
  • Norwegian Bokmål: uomskåren — not Jewish; gentile
  • Polish: nieżydowski — not Jewish; gentile