adj
Meaning 1
Not having been washed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unwashen
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
unwashed
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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Pronunciation
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adj
Meaning 2
Vulgar, plebeian, lowbrow.
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
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
not cleaned with or as if with soap and water
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a sink full of unwashed dishes
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
of or associated with the great masses of people
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the common people in those days suffered greatly
- behavior that branded him as common
- his square plebeian nose
- a vulgar and objectionable person
- the unwashed masses
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: common, plebeian, vulgar
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English unwasched, unwasschyd, unwessched, a weak verb conjugation of earlier Middle English unwaschen (“unwashen”), equivalent to un- + washed.
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Danish: uvasket — not washed
- Dutch: ongewassen — not washed
- German: ungewaschen — not washed
- Gothic: 𐌿𐌽𐌸𐍅𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽𐍃 (unþwahans) — not washed
- Greek: άνιφτος (ániftos) — not washed
- Ancient Greek: ἄνιπτος (ániptos) — not washed
- Ancient Greek: ἄπλυτος (áplutos) — not washed
- Hindi: अनधोया (andhoyā) — not washed
- Ingrian: pesemätöin — not washed
- Manx: neuoonlit — not washed
- Manx: neunieet — not washed
- Manx: neughlen — not washed
- Norwegian Bokmål: uvasket — not washed
- Norwegian Nynorsk: uvaska — not washed