Standard Lemma guide

unexplained

adj · 3 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.

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  • rhymes with -eɪnd
  • CMU ARPABET: AH2 N IH0 K S P L EY1 N D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Not explained; of unknown cause or origin.

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

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

having the reason or cause not made clear

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an unexplained error

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

not explained

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • accomplished by some unexplained process

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From un- + explained.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: нетлумача́ны (njetlumačány) — not explained
  • Belarusian: невытлумача́ны (njevytlumačány) — not explained
  • Danish: uforklarlig — not explained
  • Dutch: onverklaard — not explained
  • Finnish: selittämätön — not explained
  • French: inexpliqué — not explained
  • German: unerklärt — not explained
  • Ancient Greek: ἀτράνωτος (atránōtos) — not explained
  • Hindi: अवर्णित (avarṇit) — not explained
  • Italian: inesplicato — not explained
  • Norwegian Bokmål: uforklarlig — not explained
  • Polish: niewyjaśniony — not explained
  • Russian: необъяснённый (neobʺjasnjónnyj) — not explained
  • Ukrainian: неви́яснений (nevýjasnenyj) — not explained
  • Ukrainian: непоясне́нний (nepojasnénnyj) — not explained
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