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adj
Not seen or discovered; invisible.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: inapparent, nondisplayed, unseeable, disapparent, inconspicuous, invis, invisible, inviso, nonvisible, out of sight, sightless, unapparent, unconspicuous, uneyeable, unseen, unspottable, unvisible, viewless
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Unskilled; inexperienced.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: callow, green, unseasoned, experienceless, inexperienced, unexperienced, fresh, new, punk, pup, raw, strange, unpracticed, unseen, unversed
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Not hitherto noticed; unobserved.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: unbeholden, unscanned, unsighted, viewless
Antonyms: none provided
noun
An examination involving material not previously seen or studied.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
past participle of unsee
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
not observed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: unobserved
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a belief that there is a realm controlled by a divine spirit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: spiritual world, spiritual domain
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: belief
Narrower terms: Kingdom of God
History
From Middle English unsen, unseyn, unseien, from Old English unġesewen, from Proto-Germanic *unsewanaz, equivalent to un- + seen. Cognate with Dutch ongezien (“unseen”), German Low German unsehn (“unseen”), German ungesehen (“unseen”).
Etymology tree English un- Arabic سِين (sīn)bor. English seen English unseen From un- + seen.
Across languages
32 source translations are retained for this English entry.
