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unpaved

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

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  • CMU ARPABET: AH2 P EY2 V D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Not having a hard, impervious surface; not paved

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unsurfaced

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

not having a paved surface

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: paved

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 paved English unpaved From un- + paved.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: onverhard — not having a hard, impervious surface
  • Dutch: onbestraat — not having a hard, impervious surface
  • Dutch: ongeplaveid — not having a hard, impervious surface
  • Hungarian: burkolatlan — not having a hard, impervious surface
  • Hungarian: kövezetlen — not having a hard, impervious surface
  • Hungarian: burkolat nélküli — not having a hard, impervious surface
  • Russian: немощёный (nemoščónyj) — not having a hard, impervious surface
  • Spanish: terrizo — not having a hard, impervious surface