Standard Lemma guide

unmediated

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Not mediated

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

having no intervening persons, agents, conditions

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • in direct sunlight
  • in direct contact with the voters
  • direct exposure to the disease
  • a direct link
  • the direct cause of the accident
  • direct vote

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: direct

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 mediated English unmediated From un- + mediated.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: nezprostředkovaný — not mediated
  • Czech: bezprostřední — not mediated
  • Norwegian: uformidlet — not mediated
  • Norwegian: umediert — not mediated
  • Swedish: omedierad — not mediated