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unshorn

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

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Not shorn.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

not sheared

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a grizzly unshorn beard
  • unshorn sheep

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unsheared

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 shorn English unshorn From un- + shorn.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: нестриган (nestrigan) — not shorn
  • German: ungeschoren — not shorn
  • Greek: ακούρευτος (akoúreftos) — not shorn
  • Hindi: अविभाजित (avibhājit) — not shorn
  • Hungarian: nyíratlan — not shorn
  • Italian: non tosato — not shorn
  • Latin: intonsus — not shorn
  • Manx: neuloamrit — not shorn
  • Russian: неподстриженный (nepodstrižennyj) — not shorn
  • Russian: нестриженный (nestrižennyj) — not shorn
  • Scots: roch — not shorn
  • Spanish: intonso — not shorn
  • Spanish: no esquilado — not shorn
  • Spanish: no cortado — not shorn