Standard Lemma guide

unsigned

adj · noun · 5 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.

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  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 N S AY1 N D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Not accepting negative numbers; having only a positive value (or zero).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Examples

  • We use an unsigned variable to store the employee's salary, since it will never be less than zero.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Lacking a signature, unendorsed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • The bank rejected the unsigned check.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Not signed to an organization such as a sports club or record label.

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

4

noun

Meaning 4

A numeric value or variable that has no sign and can only be positive.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective

Meaning 5

lacking a signature

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the message was typewritten and unsigned

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: signed

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 signed English unsigned From un- + signed.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 無符號 /无符号 (wú fúhào) — not accepting negative numbers; having only a positive value
  • Chinese Mandarin: 非帶號 /非带号 (fēidàihào) — not accepting negative numbers; having only a positive value
  • Finnish: etumerkitön — not accepting negative numbers; having only a positive value
  • French: non-signé — not accepting negative numbers; having only a positive value
  • Italian: senza segno — not accepting negative numbers; having only a positive value
  • Japanese: 符号無し (fugō-nashi) — not accepting negative numbers; having only a positive value
  • Macedonian: без знак (bez znak) — not accepting negative numbers; having only a positive value
  • Polish: bez znaku — not accepting negative numbers; having only a positive value
  • Portuguese: sem sinal — not accepting negative numbers; having only a positive value
  • Russian: беззна́ковый (bezznákovyj) — not accepting negative numbers; having only a positive value
  • Bulgarian: неподписан (nepodpisan) — lacking a signature, unendorsed
  • Czech: nepodepsaný — lacking a signature, unendorsed
  • Danish: usigneret — lacking a signature, unendorsed
  • Finnish: allekirjoittamaton — lacking a signature, unendorsed
  • Georgian: ხელმოუწერელი (xelmouc̣ereli) — lacking a signature, unendorsed
  • Greek: ανυπόγραφος (anypógrafos) — lacking a signature, unendorsed
  • Macedonian: непо́тпишан (nepótpišan) — lacking a signature, unendorsed
  • Norwegian Bokmål: usignert — lacking a signature, unendorsed
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: usignert — lacking a signature, unendorsed
  • Polish: niepodpisany — lacking a signature, unendorsed
  • Russian: неподпи́санный (nepodpísannyj) — lacking a signature, unendorsed
  • Turkish: imzasız — lacking a signature, unendorsed