adj
Meaning 1
For which no solution has been found.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
unresolved
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Sound
Pronunciation
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CMU ARPABET: AH0 N R IH0 Z AA1 L V D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Not yet processed or resolved.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
Examples
- unresolved trauma
- The psychotherapist encouraged patients to describe their unresolved emotional problems.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Not determined; unfixed in one's purpose.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
simple past and past participle of unresolve
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 5
not solved
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- many crimes remain unsolved
- many problems remain unresolved
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unsolved
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
characterized by musical dissonance; harmonically unresolved
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dissonant
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 7
not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- an open question
- our position on this bill is still undecided
- our lawsuit is still undetermined
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: open, undecided, undetermined
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 resolved English unresolved From un- + resolved.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: нерешен (nerešen) — for which no solution has been found
- Finnish: ratkaisematon — for which no solution has been found
- German: ungelöst — for which no solution has been found
- German: offen — for which no solution has been found
- Romanian: nerezolvat — for which no solution has been found
- Swedish: olöst — for which no solution has been found
Real reading context