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untrained

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

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  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 N T R EY1 N D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Lacking training, not having been instructed in something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lay

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

not disciplined or conditioned or made adept by training

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an untrained voice
  • untrained troops
  • young minds untrained in the habit of concentration

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: trained

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- Proto-Indo-European *dhregh-der.? Latin trahere Vulgar Latin *tragīnāre Old French traïnerder. Old French trainder. Middle English trayne English train English -ed English trained English untrained From un- + trained.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Latin: inexercitātus — lacking training
  • Turkish: eğitimsiz — lacking training