adj
Meaning 1
Not bearing identification.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- an unmarked highway patrol vehicle
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: anonymous, undercover
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
unmarked
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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CMU ARPABET: AH0 N M AA1 R K T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Free from blemishes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: like new, mint, pristine
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Not noticed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: overlooked
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 4
Not closely followed by a defensive player.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 5
Not having been assigned a score.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- The teacher sat down to a pile of unmarked work.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 6
Not marked; not standing out as unusual, or contrasting, in a given context.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
Examples
- The use of that word in that context was unmarked.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: neutral
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 7
not having an identifying mark
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- unmarked cards
- an unmarked police car
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: marked
adjective satellite
Meaning 8
not taken into account
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- his retirement was not allowed to go unmarked
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: overlooked, unnoted
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English marked English unmarked From un- + marked.
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: неотбелязан (neotbeljazan) — not bearing identification
- Finnish: merkitsemätön — not bearing identification
- Finnish: tunnukseton — not bearing identification
- Finnish: merkkaamaton — not bearing identification
- Greek: αμαρκάριστος (amarkáristos) — not bearing identification
- Italian: smarcato — not bearing identification
- Norwegian Nynorsk: umerka — not bearing identification
- Polish: nieoznakowany — not bearing identification
- Ottoman Turkish: نشانسز (nişansız) — not bearing identification
- Greek: αμαρκάριστος (amarkáristos) — sport: not marked
- Italian: smarcato — sport: not marked
- Swedish: omarkerad — sport: not marked
- Chinese Mandarin: 無標記 /无标记 (wúbiāojì) — linguistics: not standing out
- German: unmarkiert — linguistics: not standing out
Real reading context