un
or 'un
[ uh n ]
/ ən /
pronoun Dialect.
one: young uns; He's a bad un.
Words nearby un
Definition for un (2 of 4)
Definition for un (3 of 4)
un-
1
a prefix meaning “not,” freely used as an English formative, giving negative or opposite force in adjectives and their derivative adverbs and nouns (unfair; unfairly; unfairness; unfelt; unseen; unfitting; unformed; unheard-of; un-get-at-able), and less freely used in certain other nouns (unrest; unemployment).
Compare
un-2.
Origin of un-
1synonym study for un-
See
in-3.
Definition for un (4 of 4)
un-
2
a prefix freely used in English to form verbs expressing a reversal of some action or state, or removal, deprivation, release, etc. (unbend; uncork; unfasten, etc.), or to intensify the force of a verb already having such a meaning (unloose).
Compare
un-1.
Example sentences from the Web for un
British Dictionary definitions for un (1 of 3)
UN
abbreviation for
United Nations
British Dictionary definitions for un (2 of 3)
un-
1
prefix
(freely used with adjectives, participles, and their derivative adverbs and nouns: less frequently used with certain other nouns)
not; contrary to; opposite of
uncertain; uncomplaining; unemotionally; untidiness; unbelief; unrest; untruth
Word Origin for un-
from Old English
on-, un-; related to Gothic
on-, German
un-, Latin
in-
British Dictionary definitions for un (3 of 3)
un-
2
prefix forming verbs and verbal derivatives
denoting reversal of an action or state
uncover; untangle
denoting removal from, release, or deprivation
unharness; unman; unthrone
(intensifier)
unloose
Word Origin for un-
from Old English
un-, on-; related to Gothic
and-, German
ent-, Latin
ante
Medical definitions for un
un-
pref.
Not:unmyelinated.