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untanned

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

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  • rhymes with -ænd

1

adj

Meaning 1

Not tanned

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

not converted to leather by a tanning agent

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a whip made of untanned hide

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: tanned

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 tanned English untanned From un- + tanned.