Standard Lemma guide

uninflected

adj · 5 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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1

adj

Meaning 1

That does not use inflection.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

That has not been inflected.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

expressing a grammatical category by using two or more words rather than inflection

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: analytic

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

not inflected

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • `boy' and `swim' are uninflected English words

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: inflected

5

adjective

Meaning 5

(of the voice) not inflected

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • uninflected words
  • monotonic uninflected speech

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: inflected

History

Etymology

From un- + inflected.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Polish: nieodmienny — of a language
  • Czech: neohebný — of a word
  • Dutch: onverbogen — of a word
  • Greek: άκλιτος (áklitos) — of a word
  • Hungarian: ragozatlan — of a word
  • Polish: nieodmienny — of a word