Standard Lemma guide

unwedded

adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Unwed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Not united together; poorly matched or discordant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively, not-comparable

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3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of unwed

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

of someone who has not been married

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • unwed mother

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unwed

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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 wedded English unwedded From un- + wedded.

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