Standard Lemma guide

unopened

adj · 2 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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  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 N OW1 P AH0 N D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

not yet opened; still closed

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

not yet opened or unsealed

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • unopened Christmas presents

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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 opened English unopened From un- + opened.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: uåbnet — not opened, closed
  • Finnish: avaamaton — not opened, closed
  • French: non ouvert — not opened, closed
  • Hindi: अनखुला (ankhulā) — not opened, closed
  • Hungarian: felbontatlan — not opened, closed
  • Norwegian Bokmål: uåpnet — not opened, closed
  • Norwegian Bokmål: uåpna — not opened, closed
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: uopna — not opened, closed
  • Polish: nieotwarty — not opened, closed
Real reading context

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