adj
Meaning 1
Not earned.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
unearned
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adjective
Meaning 2
not gained by merit or labor or service
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- accepted the unearned rewards that came his ways as well as the unearned criticism
- unearned income
- an unearned run
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: earned
History
Etymology
From un- + earned.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: незаработен (nezaraboten) — not earned
- Finnish: ansaitsematon — not earned
- Hindi: अनर्जित (anarjit) — not earned
- Latin: immeritus — not earned
Real reading context