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UNHINGEMENT Un*hinge"ment, n.

Defn: The act unhinging, or the state of being unhinged.

UNHITCH Un*hitch", v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + hitch.]

Defn: To free from being hitched, or as if from being hitched; to unfasten; to loose; as, to unhitch a horse, or a trace.

UNHIVE Un*hive", v. t. v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + hive.]

1. To drive or remove from a hive.

2. To deprive of habitation or shelter, as a crowd.

UNHOARD Un*hoard", v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + hoard.]

Defn: To take or steal from a hoard; to pilfer. Milton.

UNHOLD Un*hold", v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + hold.]

Defn: To cease to hold; to unhand; to release. [Obs.] Otway.

UNHOLY Un*ho"ly, a.

Defn: Not holy; unhallowed; not consecrated; hence, profane; wicked; impious. — Un*ho"li*ly, adv. — Un*ho"li*ness, n.

UNHONEST Un*hon"est, a.

Defn: Dishonest; dishonorable. Ascham. — Un*hon"est*ly, adv. Udall.

UNHOOD Un*hood", v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + hood.]

Defn: To remove a hood or disguise from. Quarterly Rev.

UNHOOK Un*hook", v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + hook.]

Defn: To loose from a hook; to undo or open by loosening or unfastening the hooks of; as, to unhook a fish; to unhook a dress.

UNHOOP Un*hoop", v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + hoop.]

Defn: To strip or deprive of hoops; to take away the hoops of.

UNHOPED Un*hoped", a.

Defn: Not hoped or expected. "With unhoped success." Dryden. Blessings of friends, which to my door Unasked, unhoped, have come. J. N. Newman.

UNHOPED-FOR Un*hoped"-for, a.

Defn: Unhoped; unexpected.

UNHORSE Un*horse", v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + horse.]

Defn: To throw from a horse; to cause to dismount; also, to take a horse or horses from; as, to unhorse a rider; to unhorse a carriage. Cowper.

UNHOSED Un*hosed", a.

Defn: Without hose.

UNHOSPITABLE Un*hos"pi*ta*ble, a.

Defn: Inhospitable.

UNHOUSE Un*house", v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + house.]

Defn: To drive from a house or habitation; to dislodge; hence, to deprive of shelter.

UNHOUSED Un*housed", a.

1. Etym: [Properly p. p. of unhouse.]

Defn: Driven from a house; deprived of shelter.

2. Etym: [Pref. un- + housed.]

Defn: Not provided with a house or shelter; houseless; homeless.

UNHOUSELED Un*hou"seled, a.

Defn: Not having received the sacrament. [Obs.] [Written also unhouselled.] To die like the houseless dog on yonder common, unshriven and unhouseled. Sir W. Scott.

UNHUMAN Un*hu"man, a.

Defn: Not human; inhuman.

UNHUMANIZE Un*hu"man*ize, v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + humanize.]

Defn: To render inhuman or barbarous. J. Barlow.

UNHUSKED Un*husked", a.

1. Etym: [Pref. un- not + husked.]

Defn: Not husked; having the husk on.

2. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + husk, n.]

Defn: Having the husk removed; without husk. Bp. Hall.

UNI- U"ni-. Etym: [L. unus one. See One.]

Defn: A prefix signifying one, once; as in uniaxial, unicellular.

UNIAT; UNIATE U"ni*at, U"ni*ate, n. (Eccl.)

Defn: A member of the Greek Church, who nevertheless acknowledges the supremacy of the Pope of Rome; one of the United Greeks. Also used adjectively.

UNIAXAL U`ni*ax"al, a. Etym: [Uni + axal.]

Defn: Uniaxial. — U`ni*ax"al*ly, adv.

UNIAXIAL U`ni*ax"i*al, a. Etym: [Uni + axial.]

1. (Crystallog.)

Defn: Having but one optic axis, or line of no double refraction.

Note: In uniaxial crystals, the optic axis has the direction of the vertical crystallographic axis. All tetragonal and hexagonal crystals are uniaxial.

2. (Biol.)

Defn: Having only one axis; developing along a single line or plane; — opposed to multiaxial.

UNIAXIALLY U`ni*ax"i*al*ly, adv.

Defn: In a uniaxial manner.

UNIBRANCHIATE U`ni*bran"chi*ate, a. Etym: [Uni- + branchiate.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: Having but one gill, as certain molluscs.

UNICAMERAL U`ni*cam"e*ral, a. Etym: [Uni- + L. camera vault.]

Defn: Having, or consisting of, a single chamber; — said of a legislative assembly. [R.] F. Lieber.

UNICAPSULAR U`ni*cap"su*lar. Etym: [Uni- + capsular: cf. F. unicapsulaire.] (Bot.)

Defn: Having but one capsule to each flower.

UNICARINATED U`ni*car"i*na`ted, a. Etym: [Uni- + carinated.]

Defn: Having one ridge or keel. Craig.

UNICELLED U"ni*celled`, a. Etym: [Uni- + cell.] (Biol.)

Defn: Unicellular.

UNICELLULAR U`ni*cel"lu*lar, a. Etym: [Uni- + cellular.]

Defn: Having, or consisting of, but a single cell; as, a unicellular organism.

UNICENTRAL U`ni*cen"tral, a. Etym: [Uni- + central.] (Biol.)

Defn: Having a single center of growth. Unicentral development, that form of development which takes place primarily around a single central point, as in the lowest of unicellular organisms.

UNICITY U*nic"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. unicus single. See Unique.]

Defn: The condition of being united; quality of the unique; unification. Not unity, but what the schoolmen call unicity. De Quincey. The unicity we strive not to express, for that is impossible, but to designate by the nearest analogy. Coleridge.

UNICLINAL U`ni*cli"nal, a. Etym: [Uni- + Gr. (Geol.)

Defn: See Nonoclinal.

UNICOLOROUS U`ni*col"or*ous, a. Etym: [Uni- + color.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: Having the surface of a uniform color.

UNICORN U"ni*corn, n. Etym: [OE. unicorne, F. unicorne, L. unicornis one- horned, having a single horn; unus one + cornu a horn; cf. L. unicornuus a unicorn. See One, and Horn.]

1. A fabulous animal with one horn; the monoceros; — often represented in heraldry as a supporter.

2. A two-horned animal of some unknown kind, so called in the Authorized Version of the Scriptures. Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow Job xxxix. 10.

Note: The unicorn mentioned in the Scripture was probably the urus. See the Note under Reem.

3. (Zoöl.) (a) Any large beetle having a hornlike prominence on the head or prothorax. (b) The larva of a unicorn moth.

4. (Zoöl.)

Defn: The kamichi; — called also unicorn bird.

5. (Mil.)

Defn: A howitzer. [Obs.] Fossil unicorn, or Fossil unicorn's horn (Med.), a substance formerly of great repute in medicine; — named from having been supposed to be the bone or the horn of the unicorn. — Unicorn fish, Unicorn whale (Zoöl.), the narwhal. — Unicorn moth (Zoöl.), a notodontian moth (Coelodasys unicornis) whose caterpillar has a prominent horn on its back; — called also unicorn prominent. — Unicorn root (Bot.), a name of two North American plants, the yellow-flowered colicroot (Aletris farinosa) and the blazing star (Chamælirium luteum). Both are used in medicine. — Unicorn shell (Zoöl.), any one of several species of marine gastropods having a prominent spine on the lip of the shell. Most of them belong to the genera Monoceros and Leucozonia.

UNICORNOUS U`ni*cor"nous, a. Etym: [See Unicorn.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: Having but a single horn; — said of certain insects. "Unicornous beetles." Sir T. Browne.

UNICOSTATE U`ni*cos"tate, a. Etym: [Uni- + costate.] (Bot.)

Defn: Having a single rib or strong nerve running upward from the base; — said of a leaf.

UNICURSAL U`ni*cur"sal, a. Etym: [Uni- + L. currere, cursum, to run.] (Geom.)

Defn: That can be passed over in a single course; — said of a curve when the coördinates of the point on the curve can be expressed as rational algebraic functions of a single parameter th.

Note: As th varies minus infinity to plus infinity, to each value of th there corresponds one, and only one, point of the curve, while to each point on the curve there corresponds one, and only one, value of th. Straight lines, conic sections, curves of the third order with a nodal point, curves of the fourth order with three double points, etc., are unicursal.

UNIDEAED Un`i*de"aed, a.

Defn: Having no ideas; senseless; frivolous. "Unideaed girls." Mrs. Hemans. He [Bacon] received the unideaed page [Villiers] into his intimacy. Lord Campbell.

UNIDEAL Un`i*de"al, a.

1. Not ideal; real; unimaginative.

2. Unideaed. [R.] Johnson.

UNIDIMENSIONAL Un`i*di*men"sion*al, a. Etym: [Uni- + dimensional.] (Math.)

Defn: Having but one dimension. See Dimension.

UNIFACIAL U`ni*fa"cial, a. Etym: [Uni- + facial.]

Defn: Having but one front surface; as, some foliaceous corals are unifacial, the polyp mouths being confined to one surface.

UNIFIC U*nif"ic, a.

Defn: Making one or unity; unifying.

UNIFICATION U`ni*fi*ca"tion, n. Etym: [See Unify.]

Defn: The act of unifying, or the state of being unified. Unification with God was the final aim of the Neoplatonicians. Fleming.

UNIFIER U"ni*fi`er, n.

Defn: One who, or that which, unifies; as, a natural law is a unifier of phenomena.

UNIFILAR U`ni*fi"lar, a. Etym: [Uni- + L. filum a thread.]

Defn: Having only one thread; involving the use of only one thread, wire, fiber, or the like; as, unifilar suspension. Unifilar magnetometer (Physics), an instrument which consists of a magnetic bar suspended at its center of gravity by a long thread, constituting a delicate means for accurately measuring magnetic intensities, also for determining declinations of the magnetic needle.

UNIFLAGELLATE U`ni*fla*gel"late, a. Etym: [Uni- + flagellate.] (Biol.)

Defn: Having but one flagellum; as, uniflagellate organisms.

UNIFLOROUS U`ni*flo"rous, a. Etym: [Uni- + L. flos, floris, a flower: cf. F. uniflore.] (Bot.)

Defn: Bearing one flower only; as, a uniflorous peduncle.

UNIFOLLIATE U`ni*fol"li*ate, a. Etym: [Uni- + foliate.] (Bot.)

Defn: Having only one leaf.

UNIFOLLILATE U`ni*fol"li*late, a. Etym: [Uni- + foliolate.] (Bot.)

Defn: Having only one leaflet, as the leaves of the orange tree.

UNIFORM U"ni*form, a. Etym: [L. uniformis; unus one + forma from: cf. F. uniforme.]

1. Having always the same form, manner, or degree; not varying or variable; unchanging; consistent; equable; homogenous; as, the dress of the Asiatics has been uniform from early ages; the temperature is uniform; a stratum of uniform clay. Whewell.

2. Of the same form with others; agreeing with each other; conforming to one rule or mode; consonant. The only doubt is . . . how far churches are bound to be uniform in their ceremonies. Hooker. Uniform matter, that which is all of the same kind and texture; homogenous matter. — Uniform motion, the motion of a body when it passes over equal spaces in equal times; equable motion. Hutton.

UNIFORM U"ni*form, n. Etym: [F. uniforme. See Uniform, a.]

Defn: A dress of a particular style or fashion worn by persons in the same service or order by means of which they have a distinctive appearance; as, the uniform of the artillery, of the police, of the Freemasons, etc. There are many things which, a soldier will do in his plain clothes which he scorns to do in his uniform. F. W. Robertson. In full uniform (Mil.), wearing the whole of the prescribed uniform, with ornaments, badges of rank, sash, side arms, etc. — Uniform sword, an officer's sword of the regulation pattern prescribed for the army or navy.

UNIFORM U"ni*form, v. t.

1. To clothe with a uniform; as, to uniform a company of soldiers.

2. To make conformable. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.

UNIFORMAL U`ni*form"al, a.

Defn: Uniform. [Obs.] Herrick.

UNIFORMISM U"ni*form`ism, n. Etym: [From Uniform.] (Geol.)

Defn: The doctrine of uniformity in the geological history of the earth; — in part equivalent to uniformitarianism, but also used, more broadly, as opposed to catastrophism.

UNIFORMITARIAN U`ni*form`i*ta"ri*an, a. (Geol.)

Defn: Of, pertaining to, or designating, the view or doctrine that existing causes, acting in the same manner and with essentially the same intensity as at the present time, are sufficient to account for all geological changes.

UNIFORMITARIAN U`ni*form`i*ta"ri*an, n. (Geol.)

Defn: One who accepts uniformitarianism, or the uniformitarian doctrine.

UNIFORMITARIANISM U`ni*form`i*ta"ri*an*ism, n. (Geol.)

Defn: The uniformitarian doctrine.

UNIFORMITY U`ni*form"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. uniformitas: cf. F. uniformité.]

1. The quality or state of being uniform; freedom from variation or difference; resemblance to itself at all times; sameness of action, effect, etc., under like conditions; even tenor; as, the uniformity of design in a poem; the uniformity of nature.

2. Consistency; sameness; as, the uniformity of a man's opinions.

3. Similitude between the parts of a whole; as, the uniformity of sides in a regular figure; beauty is said to consist in uniformity with variety.

4. Continued or unvaried sameness or likeness.

5. Conformity to a pattern or rule; resemblance, consonance, or agreement; as, the uniformity of different churches in ceremonies or rites. Act of Uniformity (Eng. Hist.), an act of Parliament, passed in 1661, prescribing the form of public prayers, administration of sacraments, and other rites of the Established Church of England. Its provisions were modified by the "Act of Uniformity Amendment Act," of 1872.

UNIFORMLY U"ni*form`ly, adv.

Defn: In a uniform manner; without variation or diversity; by a regular, constant, or common ratio of change; with even tenor; as, a temper uniformly mild. To vary uniformly (Math.), to vary with the ratio of the corresponding increments constant; — said of two dependent quantities with regard to each other.

UNIFROMNESS U"ni*from`ness, n.

Defn: The quality or state of being uniform; uniformity.

UNIFY U"ni*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Unified; p. pr. & vb. n. Unifying.] Etym: [Uni- + -fy: cf. F. unifier.]

Defn: To cause to be one; to make into a unit; to unite; to view as one. A comprehensive or unifying act of the judging faculty. De Quincey. Perception is thus a unifying act. Sir W. Hamilton.

UNIGENITURE U`ni*gen"i*ture, n. Etym: [L. unigenitus only-begotten; unus one + gignere, genitum, to beget.]

Defn: The state of being the only begotten. [R.] Bp. Pearson.

UNIGENOUS U*nig"e*nous, a. Etym: [L. unigena; unus one + genere, gignere, to beget.] (Biol.)

Defn: Being of one kind; being of the same genus.

UNIJUGATE U*nij"u*gate, a. Etym: [Uni- + L. jugum yoke, pair: cf. L. unijugus having one yoke.] (Bot.)

Defn: Having but one pair of leaflets; — said of a pinnate leaf.

UNILABIATE U`ni*la"bi*ate, a. Etym: [Uni- + labiate.] (Bot.)

Defn: Having one lip only; as, a unilabiate corolla.

UNILATERAL U`ni*lat"er*al, a. Etym: [Uni- + lateral: cf. F. unilatéral.]

1. Being on one side only; affecting but one side; one-sided.

2. (Biol.)

Defn: Pertaining to one side; one-sided; as, a unilateral raceme, in which the flowers grow only on one side of a common axis, or are all turned to one side. Unilateral contract (Law), a contract or engagement requiring future action only by one party.

UNILITERAL U`ni*lit"er*al, a. Etym: [Uni- + literal.]

Defn: Consisting of one letter only; as, a uniliteral word or sign.

UNILOBAR U`ni*lo"bar, a. Etym: [Uni- + lobar.]

Defn: Consisting of a single lobe.

UNILOCULAR U`ni*loc"u*lar, a. Etym: [Uni- + locular: cf. F. uniloculaire.] (Biol.)

Defn: Having one cell or cavity only; as, a unilocular capsule or shell.

UNIMITABLE Un*im"i*ta*ble, a.

Defn: Inimitable. [Obs.]

UNIMPAIRABLE Un`im*pair"a*ble, a.

Defn: That can not be impaired. Hakewill.

UNIMPEACHABLE Un`im*peach"a*ble, a.

Defn: Not impeachable; not to be called in question; exempt from liability to accusation; free from stain, guilt, or fault; irreproachable; blameless; as, an unimpeachable reputation; unimpeachable testimony. Burke. — Un`im*peach"a*ble*ness, n. — Un`im*peach"a*bly, adv.

UNIMPLICATE Un*im"pli*cate, a.

Defn: Not implicated. "Unimplicate in folly." R. Browning.

UNIMPORTANCE Un`im*por"tance, n.

Defn: Want of importance; triviality. Johnson.

UNIMPROVED Un`im*proved", a.

1. Not improved; not made better or wiser; not advanced in knowledge, manners, or excellence.

2. Not used; not employed; especially, not used or employed for a valuable purpose; as, unimproved opportunities; unimproved blessings. Cowper.

3. Not tilled, cultivated, or built upon; yielding no revenue; as, unimproved land or soil.

UNIMUSCULAR U`ni*mus"cu*lar, a. Etym: [Uni- muscular.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: Having only one adductor muscle, and one muscular impression on each valve, as the oyster; monomyarian.

UNINCUMBERED Un`in*cum"bered, a.

1. Not incumbered; not burdened.

2. (Law)

Defn: Free from any temporary estate or interest, or from mortgage, or other charge or debt; as, an estate unincumbered with dower.

UNINFRINGIBLE Un`in*frin"gi*ble, a.

Defn: That may not be infringed; as, an uninfringible monopoly.

UNINTELLIGENCE Un`in*tel"li*gence, n.

Defn: Absence or lack of intelligence; unwisdom; ignorance. Bp. Hall.

UNINTERESSED Un*in"ter*essed, a.

Defn: Uninterested; unaffected. [Obs.] Glanvill.

UNINTERESTED Un*in"ter*est*ed, a.

1. Not interested; not having any interest or property in; having nothing at stake; as, to be uninterested in any business.

2. Not having the mind or the passions engaged; as, uninterested in a discourse or narration.

UNINTERMISSION Un*in`ter*mis"sion, n.

Defn: Want or failure of intermission. [R.] Bp. Parker.

UNINUCLEATED U`ni*nu"cle*a`ted, a. Etym: [Uni- + nucleated.] (Biol.)

Defn: Possessed of but a single nucleus; as, a uninucleated cell.

UNIO U"ni*o, n. Etym: [NL., fr. L. unio unity, union, a single large pearl. See Union.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: Any one of numerous species of fresh-water mussels belonging to Unio and many allied genera.

UNIOCULAR U`ni*oc"u*lar, a. Etym: [Uni- + ocular.]

Defn: Of, pertaining to, or seated in, one eye; monocular.

UNION Un"ion, n. Etym: [F., from L. unio oneness, union, a single large pearl, a kind of onion, fr. unus one. See One, and cf. Onion, Unit.]

1. The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one, or the state of being united or joined; junction; coalition; combination.

Note: Union differs from connection, as it implies that the bodies are in contact, without an interconnected by the in

2. Agreement and conjunction of mind, spirit, will, affections, or the like; harmony; concord.

3. That which is united, or made one; something formed by a combination or coalition of parts or members; a confederation; a consolidated body; a league; as, the weavers have formed a union; trades unions have become very numerous; the United States of America are often called the Union. A. Hamilton.

4. A textile fabric composed of two or more materials, as cotton, silk, wool, etc., woven together.

5. A large, fine pearl. [Obs.] If they [pearls] be white, great, round, smooth, and weighty . . . our dainties and delicates here at Rome . . . call them unions, as a man would say "singular," and by themselves alone. Holland. In the cup an union shall he throw, Richer than that which four successive kings In Denmark's crown have worn. Shak.

6. A device emblematic of union, used on a national flag or ensign, sometimes, as in the military standard of Great Britain, covering the whole field; sometimes, as in the flag of the United States, and the English naval and marine flag, occupying the upper inner corner, the rest of the flag being called the fly. Also, a flag having such a device; especially, the flag of Great Britain.

Note: The union of the United States ensign is a cluster of white stars, denoting the union of the States, and, properly, equal in number to that of the States, displayed on a blue field; the fly being composed of alternate stripes of red and white. The union of the British ensign is the three crosses of St. George, St. Andrew, and St. Patrick in combination, denoting the union of England, Scotland and Ireland, displayed on a blue field in the national banner used on shore, on a red, white, or blue field in naval ensigns, and with a white border or fly in the merchant service.

7. (Mach.)

Defn: A joint or other connection uniting parts of machinery, or the like, as the elastic pipe of a tender connecting it with the feed pipe of a locomotive engine; especially, a pipe fitting for connecting pipes, or pipes and fittings, in such a way as to facilitate disconnection.

8. (Brewing)

Defn: A cask suspended on trunnions, in which fermentation is carried on. Hypostatic union (Theol.) See under Hypostatic. — Latin union. See under Latin. — Legislative Union (Eng. Hist.), the union of Great Britain and Ireland, which took place Jan. 1, 1801. — Union, or Act of Union (Eng. Hist.), the act by which Scotland was united to England, or by which the two kingdoms were incorporated into one, in 1707. — Union by the first, or second, intention. (Surg.) See To heal by the first, or second, intention, under Intention. — Union down (Naut.), a signal of distress at sea made by reversing the flag, or turning its union downward. — Union jack. (Naut.) See Jack, n., 10. — Union joint. (Mech.) (a) A joint formed by means of a union. (b) A piece of pipe made in the form of the letter T.

Syn. — Unity; junction; connection; concord; alliance; coalition; combination; confederacy. — Union, Unity. Union is the act of bringing two or more things together so as to make but one, or the state of being united into one. Unity is a state of simple oneness, either of essence, as the unity of God, or of action, feeling, etc., as unity of design, of affection, etc. Thus, we may speak of effecting a union of interests which shall result in a unity of labor and interest in securing a given object. One kingdom, joy, and union without end. Milton. [Man] is to . . . beget Like of his like, his image multiplied. In unity defective; which requires Collateral love, and dearest amity. Milton.

UNIONISM Un"ion*ism, n.

1. The sentiment of attachment to a federal union, especially to the federal union of the United States.

2. The principles, or the system, of combination among workmen engaged in the same occupation or trade.

UNIONIST Un"ion*ist, n.

1. One who advocates or promotes union; especially a loyal supporter of a federal union, as that of the United States.

2. A member or supporter of a trades union.

UNIONISTIC Un`ion*is"tic, a.

Defn: Of or pertaining to union or unionists; tending to promote or preserve union.

UNIOVULATE U`ni*o"vu*late, a. Etym: [Uni- + ovulate.] (Bot.)

Defn: Containing but one ovule.

UNIPARA U*nip"a*ra, n. Etym: [NL. See Uniparous.]

Defn: A woman who has borne one child.

UNIPAROUS U*nip"a*rous, a. Etym: [Uni- + L. parere to bring forth.]

1. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Producing but one egg or young at a time.

2. (Bot.)

Defn: Producing but one axis of inflorescence; — said of the scorpioid cyme.

UNIPED U"ni*ped, a. Etym: [Uni- + L. pes, pedis, foot.]

Defn: Having only one foot. Wright.

UNIPERSONAL U"ni*per"son*al, a. Etym: [Uni- + personal.]

1. Existing as one, and only one, person; as, a unipersonal God.

2. (Gram.)

Defn: Used in only one person, especially only in the third person, as some verbs; impersonal.

UNIPERSONALIST U`ni*per"so*nal*ist, n. (Theol.)

Defn: One who believes that the Deity is unipersonal.

UNIPHONOUS U*niph"o*nous, a. Etym: [Uni- + Gr.

Defn: Having but one sound, as the drum. [R.]

UNIPLICATE U*nip"li*cate, a. Etym: [Uni- + plicate.]

Defn: Having, or consisting of, but one fold.

UNIPOLAR U`ni*po"lar, a. Etym: [Uni- + polar.]

1. (Physics)

Defn: Having, or acting by means of, one pole only.

2. (Anat.)

Defn: Having but one pole or process; — applied to those ganglionic nerve cells which have but one radiating process; — opposed to multipolar. Unipolar induction (Elec.), induction, as in a conducting circuit, by only one pole of a magnet. — Unipolar stimulation (Physiol.), the simulation sometimes produced when one electrode of an induction apparatus is applied to a nerve; — called also unipolar induction action. Du Bois-Reymond.

UNIQUE U*nique", a. Etym: [F. unique; cf. It. unico; from L. unicus, from unus one. See One.]

Defn: Being without a like or equal; unmatched; unequaled; unparalleled; single in kind or excellence; sole. — U*nique"ly, adv. — U*nique"ness, n.

UNIQUE U*nique", n.

Defn: A thing without a like; something unequaled or unparalleled. [R.] The phenix, the unique pf birds. De Quincey.

UNIQUITY U*niq"ui*ty, n.

Defn: The quality or state of being unique; uniqueness. [R.] Walpole.

UNIRADIATED U`ni*ra"di*a`ted, a. Etym: [Uni- + radiated.]

Defn: Having but one ray.

UNIRAMOUS U`ni*ra"mous, a. Etym: [Uni- + L. ramus branch.] (Biol.)

Defn: Having but one branch.

UNISEPTATE U`ni*sep"tate, a. Etym: [Uni- + septate.] (Bot.)

Defn: Having but one septum, or partition; — said of two-celled fruits, such as the silicles of cruciferous plants.

UNISERIAL U`ni*se"ri*al, a. Etym: [Uni- + serial.]

Defn: Having only one row or series.

UNISERIATE U`ni*se"ri*ate, a. Etym: [Uni- + seriate.]

Defn: Having one line or series; uniserial. — U`ni*se"ri*ate*ly, adv.

UNISEXUAL U`ni*sex"u*al, a. Etym: [Uni- + sexual: cf. F. unisexuel.] (Biol.)

Defn: Having one sex only, as plants which have the male and female flowers on separate individuals, or animals in which the sexes are in separate individuals; dioecious; — distinguished from bisexual, or hermaphrodite. See Dioecious.

UNISILICATE U`ni*sil"i*cate, n. Etym: [Uni- + silicate.] (Min.)

Defn: A salt of orthosilicic acid, H4SiO4; — so called because the ratio of the oxygen atoms united to the basic metals and silicon respectively is 1:1; for example, Mg2SiO4 or 2MgO.SiO2.

UNISON U"ni*son, n. Etym: [LL. unisonus having the same sound; L. unus one + sonus a sound: cf. F. unisson, It. unisono. See One, and Sound a noise.]

1. Harmony; agreement; concord; union.

2. (Mus.)

Defn: Identity in pitch; coincidence of sounds proceeding from an equality in the number of vibrations made in a given time by two or more sonorous bodies. Parts played or sung in octaves are also said to be in unison, or in octaves.

Note: If two cords of the same substance have equal length, thickness, and tension, they are said to be in unison, and their sounds will be in unison. Sounds of very different qualities and force may be in unison, as the sound of a bell may be in unison with a sound of a flute. Unison, then, consists in identity of pitch alone, irrespective of quality of sound, or timbre, whether of instruments or of human voices. A piece or passage is said to be sung or played in unison when all the voices or instruments perform the same part, in which sense unison is contradistinguished from harmony.

3. A single, unvaried. [R.] Pope. In unison, in agreement; agreeing in tone; in concord.

UNISON U"ni*son, a. Etym: [Cf. It. unisono. See Unison, n.]

1. Sounding alone. [Obs.] [sounds] intermixed with voice, Choral or unison. Milton.

2. (Mus.)

Defn: Sounded alike in pitch; unisonant; unisonous; as, unison passages, in which two or more parts unite in coincident sound.

UNISONAL U*nis"o*nal, a.

Defn: Being in unison; unisonant. — U*nis"o*nal*ly, adv.

UNISONANCE U*nis"o*nance, n. Etym: [See Unisonant.]

Defn: Accordance of sounds; unison.

UNISONANT U*nis"o*nant, a. Etym: [Uni- + sonant. See Unison.]

Defn: Being in unison; having the same degree of gravity or acuteness; sounded alike in pitch.

UNISONOUS U*nis"o*nous, a. Etym: [See Unison.]

Defn: Being in unison; unisonant. Busby.

UNIT U"nit, n. Etym: [Abbrev. from unity.]

1. A single thing or person.

2. (Arith.)

Defn: The least whole number; one. Units are the integral parts of any large number. I. Watts.

3. A gold coin of the reign of James I., of the value of twenty shillings. Camden.

4. Any determinate amount or quantity (as of length, time, heat, value) adopted as a standard of measurement for other amounts or quantities of the same kind.

5. (Math.)

Defn: A single thing, as a magnitude or number, regarded as an undivided whole. Abstract unit, the unit of numeration; one taken in the abstract; the number represented by 1. The term is used in distinction from concrete, or determinate, unit, that is, a unit in which the kind of thing is expressed; a unit of measure or value; as 1 foot, 1 dollar, 1 pound, and the like. — Complex unit (Theory of Numbers), an imaginary number of the form a + b-1, when a2 + b2 = 1. — Duodecimal unit, a unit in the scale of numbers increasing or decreasing by twelves. — Fractional unit, the unit of a fraction; the reciprocal of the denominator; thus, unit of the fraction — Integral unit, the unit of integral numbers, or 1. — Physical unit, a value or magnitude conventionally adopted as a unit or standard in physical measurements. The various physical units are usually based on given units of length, mass, and time, and on the density or other properties of some substance, for example, water. See Dyne, Erg, Farad, Ohm, Poundal, etc. — Unit deme (Biol.), a unit of the inferior order or orders of individuality. — Unit jar (Elec.), a small, insulated Leyden jar, placed between the electrical machine and a larger jar or battery, so as to announce, by its repeated discharges, the amount of electricity passed into the larger jar. — Unit of heat (Physics), a determinate quantity of heat adopted as a unit of measure; a thermal unit (see under Thermal). Water is the substance generally employed, the unit being one gram or one pound, and the temperature interval one degree of the Centigrade or Fahrenheit scale. When referred to the gram, it is called the gram degree. The British unit of heat, or thermal unit, used by engineers in England and in the United States, is the quantity of heat necessary to raise one pound of pure water at and near its temperature of greatest density (39.1º Fahr.) through one degree of the Fahrenheit scale. Rankine. — Unit of illumination, the light of a sperm candle burning 120 grains per hour. Standard gas, burning at the rate of five cubic feet per hour, must have an illuminating power equal to that of fourteen such candles. — Unit of measure (as of length, surface, volume, dry measure, liquid measure, money, weight, time, and the like), in general, a determinate quantity or magnitude of the kind designated, taken as a standard of comparison for others of the same kind, in assigning to them numerical values, as 1 foot, 1 yard, 1 mile, 1 square foot, 1 square yard, 1 cubic foot, 1 peck, 1 bushel, 1 gallon, 1 cent, 1 ounce, 1 pound, 1 hour, and the like; more specifically, the fundamental unit adopted in any system of weights, measures, or money, by which its several denominations are regulated, and which is itself defined by comparison with some known magnitude, either natural or empirical, as, in the United States, the dollar for money, the pound avoirdupois for weight, the yard for length, the gallon of 8.3389 pounds avoirdupois of water at 39.8º Fahr. (about 231 cubic inches) for liquid measure, etc.; in Great Britain, the pound sterling, the pound troy, the yard, or — Unit of power. (Mach.) See Horse power. — Unit of resistance. (Elec.) See Resistance, n., 4, and Ohm. — Unit of work (Physics), the amount of work done by a unit force acting through a unit distance, or the amount required to lift a unit weight through a unit distance against gravitation. See Erg, Foot Pound, Kilogrammeter. — Unit stress (Mech. Physics), stress per unit of area; intensity of stress. It is expressed in ounces, pounds, tons, etc., per square inch, square foot, or square yard, etc., or in atmospheres, or inches of mercury or water, or the like.

UNITABLE U*nit"a*ble, a.

Defn: Capable of union by growth or otherwise. Owen.

UNITARIAN U`ni*ta"ri*an, n. Etym: [Cf. F. unitaire, unitairien, NL. unitarius. See Unity.]

1. (Theol.)

Defn: One who denies the doctrine of the Trinity, believing that God exists only in one person; a unipersonalist; also, one of a denomination of Christians holding this belief.

2. One who rejects the principle of dualism.

3. A monotheist. [R.] Fleming.

UNITARIAN U`ni*ta"ri*an, a.

Defn: Of or pertaining to Unitarians, or their doctrines.

UNITARIANISM U`ni*ta"ri*an*ism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. unitairianisme.]

Defn: The doctrines of Unitarians.

UNITARIANIZE U`ni*ta"ri*an*ize, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p Unitarianized; p. pr. & vb. n. Unitarianizing.]

Defn: To change or turn to Unitarian views.

UNITARY U"nit*a*ry, a.

1. Of or pertaining to a unit or units; relating to unity; as, the unitary method in arithmetic.

2. Of the nature of a unit; not divided; united. Unitary theory (Chem.), the modern theory that the molecules of all complete compounds are units, whose parts are bound together in definite structure, with mutual and reciprocal influence on each other, and are not mere aggregations of more or less complex groups; — distinguished from the dualistic theory.

UNITE U*nite", v. t. [imp. & p. p. United; p. pr. & vb. n. Uniting.] Etym: [L. unitus, p. p. of unire to unite, from unus one. See One.]

1. To put together so as to make one; to join, as two or more constituents, to form a whole; to combine; to connect; to join; to cause to adhere; as, to unite bricks by mortar; to unite iron bars by welding; to unite two armies.

2. Hence, to join by a legal or moral bond, as families by marriage, nations by treaty, men by opinions; to join in interest, affection, fellowship, or the like; to cause to agree; to harmonize; to associate; to attach. Under his great vicegerent reign abide, United as one individual soul. Milton. The king proposed nothing more than to unite his kingdom in one form of worship. Clarendon.

Syn. — To add; join; annex; attach. See Add.

UNITE U*nite", v. i.

1. To become one; to be cemented or consolidated; to combine, as by adhesion or mixture; to coalesce; to grow together.

2. To join in an act; to concur; to act in concert; as, all parties united in signing the petition.

UNITE U*nite", a Etym: [L. unitus, p. p. See Unite, v. t.]

Defn: United; joint; as, unite consent. [Obs.] J. Webster.

UNITED U*nit"ed, a.

Defn: Combined; joined; made one. United Brethren. (Eccl.) See Moravian, n. — United flowers (Bot.), flowers which have the stamens and pistils in the same flower. — The United Kingdom, Great Britain and Ireland; — so named since January 1, 1801, when the Legislative Union went into operation. — United Greeks (Eccl.), those members of the Greek Church who acknowledge the supremacy of the pope; — called also uniats.

UNITEDLY U*nit"ed*ly, adv.

Defn: In an united manner. Dryden.

UNITER U*nit"er, n.

Defn: One who, or that which, unites.

UNITERABLE U*nit"er*a*ble, a.

Defn: Not iterable; incapable of being repeated. [Obs.] "To play away an uniterable life." Sir T. Browne.

UNITION U*ni"tion, n. Etym: [LL. unitio, from L. unire. See Unite,v. t.]

Defn: The act of uniting, or the state of being united; junction. [Obs.] Wiseman.

UNITIVE U"ni*tive, a. Etym: [LL. unitivus: cf. F. unitif.]

Defn: Having the power of uniting; causing, or tending to produce, union. Jer. Taylor.

UNITIVELY U"ni*tive*ly, adv.

Defn: In a unitive manner. Cudworth.

UNITIZE U"nit*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Unitized; p. pr. & vb. n. Unitizing.]

Defn: To reduce to a unit, or one whole; to form into a unit; to unify.

UNITUDE U"ni*tude, n.

Defn: Unity. [R.] H. Spenser.

UNITY U"ni*ty, n.; pl. Unities. Etym: [OE. unite, F. unité, L. unitas, from unus one. See One, and cf. Unit.]

1. The state of being one; oneness. Whatever we can consider as one thing suggests to the understanding the idea of unity. Locks.

Note: Unity is affirmed of a simple substance or indivisible monad, or of several particles or parts so intimately and closely united as to constitute a separate body or thing. See the Synonyms under Union.

2. Concord; harmony; conjunction; agreement; uniformity; as, a unity of proofs; unity of doctrine. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! Ps. cxxxiii. 1.

3. (Math.)

Defn: Any definite quantity, or aggregate of quantities or magnitudes taken as one, or for which 1 is made to stand in calculation; thus, in a table of natural sines, the radius of the circle is regarded as unity.

Note: The number 1, when it is not applied to any particular thing, is generally called unity.

4. (Poetry & Rhet.)

Defn: In dramatic composition, one of the principles by which a uniform tenor of story and propriety of representation are preserved; conformity in a composition to these; in oratory, discourse, etc., the due subordination and reference of every part to the development of the leading idea or the eastablishment of the main proposition.

Note: In the Greek drama, the three unities required were those of action, of time, and of place; that is, that there should be but one main plot; that the time supposed should not exceed twenty-four hours; and that the place of the action before the spectators should be one and the same throughout the piece.

5. (Fine Arts & Mus.)

Defn: Such a combination of parts as to constitute a whole, or a kind of symmetry of style and character.

6. (Law)

Defn: The peculiar characteristics of an estate held by several in joint tenancy.

Note: The properties of it are derived from its unity, which is fourfold; unity of interest, unity of title, unity of time, and unity of possession; in other words, joint tenants have one and the same interest, accruing by one and the same conveyance, commencing at the same time, and held by one and the same undivided possession. Unity of possession is also a joint possession of two rights in the same thing by several titles, as when a man, having a lease of land, afterward buys the fee simple, or, having an easement in the land of another, buys the servient estate.

At unity, at one. — Unity of type. (Biol.) See under Type.

Syn. — Union; oneness; junction; concord; harmony. See Union.

UNIVALENCE U*niv"a*lence, n. (Chem.)

Defn: The quality or state of being univalent.

UNIVALENT U*niv"a*lent, a. Etym: [Uni- + L. valens, -entis, p. pr. See Valence.] (Chem.)

Defn: Having a valence of one; capable of combining with, or of being substituted for, one atom of hydrogen; monovalent; — said of certain atoms and radicals.

UNIVALVE U"ni*valve, n. Etym: [Uni- + valve: cf. F. univalve.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: A shell consisting of one valve only; a mollusk whose shell is composed of a single piece, as the snails and conchs.

Note: Most univalves are spiral and are the shells of gastropods, but many belong to cephalopods and pteropods. A large number of univalves belonging to the gastropods are conical, cup-shaped, or shieldlike, as the limpets.

UNIVALVE; UNIVALVED U"ni*valve, U"ni*valved, a. Etym: [Cf. F. univalve.] (Bot. & Zoöl.)

Defn: Having one valve; as, a univalve shell or pericarp.

UNIVALVIA U`ni*val"vi*a (, n. pl. Etym: [NL.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: Same as Gastropoda.

UNIVALVULAR U`ni*val"vu*lar, a. (Bot. & Zoöl.)

Defn: Same as Univalve, a.

UNIVARIANT U`ni*va"ri*ant, a. (Chem.)

Defn: Having one degree of freedom or variability.

UNIVERSAL U`ni*ver"sal, a. Etym: Etym: [L. universalis: cf. F. universel, OF. also universal. See Universe.]

1. Of or pertaining to the universe; extending to, including, or affecting, the whole number, quantity, or space; unlimited; general; all-reaching; all-pervading; as, universal ruin; universal good; universal benevolence or benefice. "Anointed universal King." Milton. The universal cause Acts not by partial, but by general laws. Pope. This universal frame began. Dryden.

Note: Universal and its derivatives are used in common discourse for general and its derivatives. See General.

2. Constituting or considered as a whole; total; entire; whole; as, the universal world. Shak. At which the universal host up dent A shout that tore Hell's concave. Milton.

3. (Mech.)

Defn: Adapted or adaptable to all or to various uses, shapes, sizes, etc.; as, a universal milling machine.

4. (Logic)

Defn: Forming the whole of a genus; relatively unlimited in extension; affirmed or denied of the whole of a subject; as, a universal proposition; — opposed to particular; e. g. (universal affirmative) All men are animals; (universal negative) No men are omniscient. Universal chuck (Mach.), a chuck, as for a lathe, having jaws which can be moved simultaneously so as to grasp objects of various sizes. — Universal church, the whole church of God in the world; the catholic church. See the Note under Catholic, a., 1. — Universal coupling. (Mach.) Same as Universal joint, below. — Universal dial, a dial by which the hour may be found in any part of the world, or under any elevation of the pole. — Universal instrument (Astron.), a species of altitude and azimuth instrument, the peculiarity of which is, that the object end of the telescope is placed at right angles to the eye end, with a prism of total reflection at the angle, and the eye end constitutes a portion of the horizontal axis of the instrument, having the eyepiece at the pivot and in the center of the altitude circle, so that the eye has convenient access to both at the same time. — Universal joint (Mach.), a contrivance used for joining two shafts or parts of a machine endwise, so that the one may give rotary motion to the other when forming an angle with it, or may move freely in all directions with respect to the other, as by means of a cross connecting the forked ends of the two shafts (Fig. 1). Since this joint can not act when the angle of the shafts is less than 140º, a double joint of the same kind is sometimes used for giving rotary motion at angles less than 140º (Fig. 2). — Universal umbel (Bot.), a primary or general umbel; the first or largest set of rays in a compound umbel; — opposed to partial umbel. A universal involucre is not unfrequently placed at the foot of a universal umbel.

Syn. — General; all; whole; total. See General.

UNIVERSAL U`ni*ver"sal, n.

1. The whole; the general system of the universe; the universe. [Obs.] Plato calleth God the cause and original, the nature and reason, of the universal. Sir W. Raleigh.

2. (Logic) (a) A general abstract conception, so called from being universally applicable to, or predicable of, each individual or species contained under it. (b) A universal proposition. See Universal, a., 4.

UNIVERSALIAN U`ni*ver*sa"li*an, a.

Defn: Of or pertaining to Universalism; Universalist. [R.]

UNIVERSALISM U`ni*ver"sal*ism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. universalisme.] (Theol.)

Defn: The doctrine or belief that all men will be saved, or made happy, in the future state.

UNIVERSALIST U`ni*ver"sal*ist, n. Etym: [Cf. F. universaliste.]

1. (Theol.)

Defn: One who believes in Universalism; one of a denomination of Christians holding this faith.

2. One who affects to understand all the particulars in statements or propositions. [Obs.] Bentley.

UNIVERSALIST U`ni*ver"sal*ist, a.

Defn: Of or pertaining to Unversalists of their doctrines.

UNIVERSALISTIC U`ni*ver`sal*is"tic, a.

Defn: Of or pertaining to the whole; universal.

UNIVERSALITY U`ni*ver*sal"i*ty, n.; pl. Universalties. Etym: [Cf. F. universalité.]

Defn: The quality or state of being universal; unlimited extension or application; generality; — distinguished from particularity; as, the unversality of a proposition; the unversality of sin; the unversality of the Deluge.

UNIVERSALIZE U`ni*ver"sal*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Universalized; p. pr. & vb. n. Universalizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. universaliser.]

Defn: To make universal; to generalize. Coleridge.

UNIVERSALLY U`ni*ver"sal*ly, adv.

Defn: In a universal manner; without exception; as, God's laws are universally binding on his creatures.

UNIVERSALNESS U`ni*ver"sal*ness, n.

Defn: The quality or state of being universal; universality.

UNIVERSE U"ni*verse, n. Etym: [L. universum, from universus universal; unus one + vertere, versum, to turn, that is, turned into one, combined into one whole; cf. F. univers. See One, and Verse.]

Defn: All created things viewed as constituting one system or whole; the whole body of things, or of phenomena; the mundus of the Latins; the world; creation. How may I Adore thee, Author of this universe And all this good to man! Milton.

UNIVERSITY U`ni*ver"si*ty, n.; pl. Universities. Etym: [OE. universite, L. universitas all together, the whole, the universe, a number of persons associated into one body, a society, corporation, fr. universus all together, universal: cf. F. université. See Universe.]

1. The universe; the whole. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.

2. An association, society, guild, or corporation, esp. one capable of having and acquiring property. [Obs.] The universities, or corporate bodies, at Rome were very numerous. There were corporations of bakers, farmers of the revenue, scribes, and others. Eng. Cyc.

3. An institution organized and incorporated for the purpose of imparting instruction, examining students, and otherwise promoting education in the higher branches of literature, science, art, etc., empowered to confer degrees in the several arts and faculties, as in theology, law, medicine, music, etc. A university may exist without having any college connected with it, or it may consist of but one college, or it may comprise an assemblage of colleges established in any place, with professors for instructing students in the sciences and other branches of learning. The present universities of Europe were, originally, the greater part of them, ecclesiastical corporations, instituted for the education of churchmen . . . What was taught in the greater part of those universities was suitable to the end of their institutions, either theology or something that was merely preparatory to theology. A. Smith.

Note: From the Roman words universitas, collegium, corpus, are derived the terms university, college, and corporation, of modern languages; and though these words have obtained modified significations in modern times, so as to indifferently applicable to the same things, they all agree in retaining the fundamental signification of the terms, whatever may have been added to them. There is now no university, college, or corporation, which is not a juristical person in the sense above explained [see def. 2, above]; wherever these words are applied to any association of persons not stamped with this mark, it is an abuse of terms. Eng. Cyc.

UNIVERSITY EXTENSION U`ni*ver"si*ty ex*ten"sion.

Defn: The extension of the advantages of university instruction by means of lectures and classes at various centers.

UNIVERSOLOGICAL U`ni*ver`so*log"ic*al, a.

Defn: Of or pertaining to universology.

UNIVERSOLOGIST U`ni*ver*sol"o*gist, n.

Defn: One who is versed in universology.

UNIVERSOLOGY U`ni*ver*sol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Universe + -logy.]

Defn: The science of the universe, and the relations which it involves.

UNIVOCACY U*niv"o*ca*cy, n.

Defn: The quality or state of being univocal. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

UNIVOCAL U*niv"o*cal, a. Etym: [L. univocus; unus one + vox, vocis, a voice, word. See One, and Voice.]

1. Having one meaning only; — contrasted with equivocal.

2. Having unison of sound, as the octave in music. See Unison, n., 2.

3. Having always the same drift or tenor; uniform; certain; regular. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

4. Unequivocal; indubitable. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.

UNIVOCAL U*niv"o*cal, n.

1. (Aristotelian Logic)

Defn: A generic term, or a term applicable in the same sense to all the species it embraces.

2. A word having but one meaning.

UNIVOCALLY U*niv"o*cal*ly, adv.

Defn: In a univocal manner; in one term; in one sense; not equivocally. How is sin univocally distinguished into venial and mortal, if the venial be not sin Bp. Hall.

UNIVOCATION U*niv`o*ca"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. univocation.]

Defn: Agreement of name and meaning. [Obs.] Whiston.

UNJOIN Un*join", v. t. Etym: [1st un- + join.]

Defn: To disjoin.

UNJOINT Un*joint", v. t. Etym: [1st un- + joint.]

Defn: To disjoint.

UNJOINTED Un*joint"ed, a. Etym: [Properly p. p. of unjoint.]

1. Disjointed; unconnected; hence, incoherent. Shak.

2. Etym: [Pref. un- + jointed.]

Defn: Having no joint or articulation; as, an unjointed stem.

UNJUST Un*just", a.

1. Acting contrary to the standard of right; not animated or controlled by justice; false; dishonest; as, an unjust man or judge.

2. Contrary to justice and right; prompted by a spirit of injustice; wrongful; as, an unjust sentence; an unjust demand; an unjust accusation. — Un*just"ly, adv. — Un*just"ness, n.

UNJUSTICE Un*jus"tice, n.

Defn: Want of justice; injustice. [Obs.] Hales.

UNKARD Un"kard, a.

Defn: See Unked. [Prov. Eng.]

UNKE Un"ke, n. Etym: [G. unke.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: A European aquatic toad (Bombinator igneus). Its back is dark; its belly is marked with crimson. Called also feuerkröte.

UNKED Un"ked, a. Etym: [Corrupted fr. uncouth, or OE. unkid; un- + p. p. of AS. cyedhan to make known, fr. cuedh known. See Uncouth.]

1. Odd; strange; ugly; old; uncouth. [Prov. Eng.]

2. Lonely; dreary; unkard. [Prov. Eng.] Weston is sadly unked without you. Cowper.

UNKEMMED Un*kemmed", a.

Defn: Unkempt. [Obs.]

UNKEMPT Un*kempt", a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + kempt, p. p. of kemb.]

1. Not combed; disheveled; as, an urchin with unkempt hair.

2. Fig.; Not smoothed; unpolished; rough. My rhymes be rugged and unkempt. Spenser.

UNKENNEL Un*ken"nel, v. t. Etym: [1st un- + kennel.]

1. To drive from a kennel or hole; as, to unkennel a fox.

2. Fig.: To discover; to disclose. Shak.

UNKENT Un*kent", a. Etym: [Un- knot + ken to know.]

Defn: Unknown; strange. [Obs. or Scot.] W. Browne.

UNKETH Un*keth", a.

Defn: Uncouth. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

UNKIND Un*kind", a. Etym: [See Kin kindred.]

Defn: Having no race or kindred; childless. [Obs. & R.] Shak.

UNKIND Un*kind", a.

1. Not kind; contrary to nature, or the law of kind or kindred; unnatural. [Obs.] "Such unkind abominations." Chaucer.

2. Wanting in kindness, sympathy, benevolence, gratitude, or the like; cruel; harsh; unjust; ungrateful. He is unkind that recompenseth not; but he is most unkind that forgetteth. Sir T. Elyot. — Un*kind"ly, adv. — Un*kind"ness, n.

UNKINDLINESS Un*kind"li*ness, n.

Defn: Unkindness. Tennyson.

UNKINDLY Un*kind"ly, a.

1. Not kindly; unkind; ungracious.

2. Unnatural; contrary to nature. [Obs.] "Unkindly crime." Spenser.

3. Unfavorable; annoying; malignant. Milton.

UNKINDRED Un*kin"dred, a.

Defn: Not kindred; not of the same kin. [Obs.] Rowe. — Un*kin"dred*ly, a.

UNKING Un*king", v. t. Etym: [1st un- + king.]

Defn: To cause to cease to be a king. [R.] Shall his condescension, therefore, unking him South.

UNKINGSHIP Un*king"ship, n.

Defn: The quality or condition of being unkinged; abolition of monarchy. [Obs.] Unkingship was proclaimed, and his majesty's statues thrown down. Evelyn.

UNKISS Un*kiss", v. t. Etym: [1st un- + king.]

Defn: To cancel or annul what was done or sealed by a kiss; to cancel by a kiss. [Obs.] Let me unkiss the oath 'twixt thee and me. Shak.

UNKLE Un"kle, n.

Defn: See Uncle. [Obs.]

UNKNIGHT Un*knight", v. t. Etym: [1st un- + knight.]

Defn: To deprive of knighthood. Fuller.

UNKNIT Un*knit", v. t. Etym: [1st un- + knit.]

Defn: To undo or unravel what is knitted together. Fie, fie! unknit that threatening unkind brow. Shak.

UNKNOT Un*knot", v. t. Etym: [1st un- + knot.]

Defn: To free from knots; to untie.

UNKNOW Un*know", v. t. Etym: [1st un- + know.]

1. To cease to know; to lose the knowledge of. [Obs.]

2. To fail of knowing; to be ignorant of. [Obs.]

UNKNOW Un*know", a. Etym: [See Un- not, Know.]

Defn: Unknown. [Obs.] "French of Paris was to her unknow." Chaucer.

UNKNOWLEDGED Un*knowl"edged, a.

Defn: Not acknowledged or recognized. [Obs.] For which bounty to us lent Of him unknowledged or unsent. B. Jonson.

UNKNOWN Un*known", a.

Defn: Not known; not apprehended. — Un*known"ness, n. [R.] Camden.

UNLABORED Un*la"bored, a.

1. Not produced by labor or toil. "Unlabored harvests." Dryden.

2. Not cultivated; untitled; as, an unlabored field.

3. Not laboriously produced, or not evincing labor; as, an unlabored style or work. Tickell.

UNLACE Un*lace", v. t. Etym: [1st un- + lace.]

1. To loose by undoing a lacing; as, to unlace a shoe.

2. To loose the dress of; to undress; hence, to expose; to disgrace. What's the matter, That you unlace your reputation thus Shak.

3. (Naut.)

Defn: To loose, and take off, as a bonnet from a sail, or to cast off, as any lacing in any part of the rigging of a vessel. Totten.

UNLADE Un*lade" v. t. Etym: [1st un- + lade.]

1. To take the load from; to take out the cargo of; as, to unlade a ship or a wagon. The venturous merchant . . . Shall here unlade him and depart no more. Dryden.

2. To unload; to remove, or to have removed, as a load or a burden; to discharge. There the ship was to unlade her burden. Acts. xxi. 3.

UNLAID Un*laid", a.

1. Not laid or placed; not fixed. Hooker.

2. Not allayed; not pacified; not laid finally to rest. [R.] "Stubborn, unlaid ghost." Milton.

3. Not laid out, as a corpse. [R.] B. Jonson. Unlaid paper. See Laid paper, under Laid.

UNLAND Un*land", v. t. Etym: [1st un- + land.]

Defn: To deprive of lands.

UNLAP Un*lap", v. t. Etym: [1st un- + lap.]

Defn: To unfold. [Obs.] Wyclif.

UNLASH Un*lash", v. t. Etym: [1st un- + lash.] (Naut.)

Defn: To loose, as that which is lashed or tied down.

UNLATCH Un*latch", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Unlatched; p. pr. & vb. n. Unlatching.] Etym: [1st un- + latch.]

Defn: To open or loose by lifting the latch; as, to unlatch a door.

UNLAUGH Un*laugh", v. t. Etym: [1st un- + laugh.]

Defn: To recall, as former laughter. [Obs. & R.] Sir T. More.

UNLAW Un*law", v. t. Etym: [1st un- + law.]

1. To deprive of the authority or character of law. [Obs.]

2. To put beyond protection of law; to outlaw. [Obs.]

3. (Scots Law)

Defn: To impose a fine upon; to fine.

UNLAW Un*law", n. Etym: [Pref. un- + law.] (Scots Law) (a) Any transgression or offense against the law. (b) A fine imposed as a penalty for violation of the law.

UNLAWED Un*lawed", a. Etym: [Pref. un- + lawed, p. p. of lawe.]

Defn: Not having the claws and balls of the forefeet cut off; — said of dogs.

UNLAWFUL Un*law"ful, a.

Defn: Not lawful; contrary to law. — Un*law"ful*ly, adv. — Un*law"ful*ness, n. Unlawful assembly. (Law) See under Assembly.

UNLAWLIKE Un*law"like`, a.

Defn: Not according to law; being or done in violation of law; unlawful. Milton.

UNLAY Un*lay", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + lay.] (Naut.)

Defn: To untwist; as, to unlay a rope.

UNLEARN Un*learn", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + learn.]

1. To forget, as what has been learned; to lose from memory; also, to learn the contrary of. I had learned nothing right; I had to unlearn everything. Milner.

2. To fail to learn. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.

UNLEARNED Un*learn"ed, a. Etym: [Pref. un- + learned.]

1. Not learned; untaught; uneducated; ignorant; illiterate.

2. Not gained by study; not known.

3. Not exhibiting learning; as, unlearned verses. — Un*learn"ed*ly, adv. — Un*learn"ed*ness, n.

UNLEASH Un*leash", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + leash.]

Defn: To free from a leash, or as from a leash; to let go; to release; as, to unleash dogs.

UNLEAVENED Un*leav"ened, a.

Defn: Not leavened; containing no leaven; as, unleavened bread.

UNLESS Un*less", conj. Etym: [Formerly, onles, onlesse, onlesse that, that is, in less, in a less case. See On, and Less.]

Defn: Upon any less condition than (the fact or thing stated in the sentence or clause which follows); if not; supposing that not; if it be not; were it not that; except; as, we shall fail unless we are industrious.

Note: By the omission of the verb in the dependent clause, unless was frequently used prepositionally, — a construction common in Shakespeare and still employed colloquially. Here nothing breeds unless the nightly owl. Shak.

UNLICKED Un*licked", a.

Defn: Not licked; hence, not properly formed; ungainly. Cf. To lick into shape, under Lick, v. Shak.

UNLIKE Un*like", a.

1. Not like; dissimilar; diverse; having no resemblance; as, the cases are unlike.

2. Not likely; improbable; unlikely. [Obsoles.] Unlike quantities (Math.), quantities expressed by letters which are different or of different powers, as a, b, c, a2, a3, xn, and the like. — Unlike signs (Math.), the signs plus (+) and minus (-).

UNLIKELIHOOD Un*like"li*hood, n.

Defn: Absence of likelihood.

UNLIKELINESS Un*like"li*ness, n.

Defn: The quality or state of being unlikely.

UNLIKELY Un*like"ly, a.

1. Not likely; improbable; not to be reasonably expected; as, an unlikely event; the thing you mention is very unlikely.

2. Not holding out a prospect of success; likely to fail; unpromising; as, unlikely means. Hooker.

3. Not such as to inspire liking; unattractive; disagreeable. [Obs.] "The unlikely eld of me." Chaucer.

UNLIKELY Un*like"ly, adv.

Defn: In an unlikely manner.

UNLIKEN Un*lik"en, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + liken.]

Defn: To make unlike; to dissimilate. [Obs.] Wyclif.

UNLIKENESS Un*like"ness, n.

Defn: The quality or state of being unlike; want of resemblance; dissimilarity. Tennyson.

UNLIMBER Un*lim"ber, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + limber.] (Mil.)

Defn: To detach the limber from; as, to unlimber a gun.

UNLIMITABLE Un*lim"it*a*ble, a.

Defn: Illimitable. Locke.

UNLIMITED Un*lim"it*ed, a.

1. Not limited; having no bounds; boundless; as, an unlimited expanse of ocean.

2. Undefined; indefinite; not bounded by proper exceptions; as, unlimited terms. "Nothing doth more prevail than unlimited generalities." Hooker.

3. Unconfined; not restrained; unrestricted. Ascribe not unto God such an unlimited exercise of mercy as may destroy his justice. Rogers. Unlimited problem (Math.), a problem which is capable of an infinite number of solutions. — Unlimited pump, a kind of deep-well pump placed at the level of the water, and operated from above ground. — Un*lim"it*ed*ly, adv. — Un*lim"it*ed*ness, n.

UNLINE Un*line", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + line.]

Defn: To take the lining out of; hence, to empty; as, to unline one's purse.

UNLINK Un*link", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + link.]

Defn: To separate or undo, as links; to uncoil; to unfasten. Shak.

UNLIQUIDATED Un*liq"ui*da`ted, a.

Defn: Not liquidated; not exactly ascertained; not adjusted or settled. Unliquidated damages (Law), penalties or damages not ascertained in money. Burrill.

UNLIQUORED Un*liq"uored, a.

1. Not moistened or wet with liquor; dry. "Unliquored coach." Bp. Hall.

2. Not in liquor; not intoxicated; sober. Like an unliquored Silenus. Milton.

UNLISTED Un*list"ed, a.

Defn: Not listed; specif. (New York Stock Exchange),

Defn: admitted to quotation in the unlisted department, that is, admitted to be dealt in on the floor, but not to the "regular list."

UNLIVE Un*live", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + live.]

Defn: To [R.] Glanvill.

UNLIVED Un*lived", a. Etym: [See 1st pref. Un-, and Life, Live.]

Defn: Bereft or deprived of life. [Obs.] Shak.

UNLOAD Un*load", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + load.]

1. To take the load from; to discharge of a load or cargo; to disburden; as, to unload a ship; to unload a beast.

2. Hence, to relieve from anything onerous.

3. To discharge or remove, as a load or a burden; as, to unload the cargo of a vessel.

4. To draw the charge from; as, to unload a gun.

5. To sell in large quantities, as stock; to get rid of. [Brokers' Cant, U. S.]

UNLOAD Un*load", v. i.

Defn: To perform the act of unloading anything; as, let unload now.

UNLOADER Un*load"er, n.

Defn: One who, or that which, unloads; a device for unloading, as hay from a wagon.

UNLOCATED Un*lo"ca*ted, a.

1. Not located or placed; not fixed in a place.

2. Not surveyed, or designated by marks, limits, or boundaries, as appropriated to some individual, company, or corporation; as, unlocated lands.

UNLOCK Un*lock", v. t. Etym: [Cf. AS. unl. See 1st Un-, and Lock, v. t.]

1. To unfasten, as what is locked; as, to unlock a door or a chest.

2. To open, in general; to lay open; to undo. Unlock your springs, and open all your shades. Pope. [Lord] unlock the spell of sin. J. H. Newman.

UNLODGE Un*lodge", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + lodge.]

Defn: To dislodge; to deprive of lodgment. Carew.

UNLOOK Un*look", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + look.]

Defn: To recall or retract, as a look. [R.] Richardson.

UNLOOKED Un*looked", a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + looked.]

Defn: Not observed or foreseen; unexpected; — generally with for. "Unlooked success." Denham. She comes unlooked for, if she comes at all. Pope.

UNLOOKED-FOR Un*looked"-for, a.

Defn: Not looked for; unexpected; as, an unlooked-for event.

UNLOOSE Un*loose", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- (intensive) + loose.]

Defn: To make loose; to loosen; to set free. Shak.

UNLOOSE Un*loose", v. i.

Defn: To become unfastened; to lose all connection or union.

UNLOOSEN Un*loos"en, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- (intensive) + loosen.]

Defn: To loosen; to unloose.

UNLORD Un*lord", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + lord.]

Defn: To deprive of the rank or position of a lord. Milton.

UNLORDED Un*lord"ed, a.

1. Etym: [Properly p. p. of unlord.]

Defn: Deprived of the rank of a lord.

2. Etym: [Pref. un- + lorded.]

Defn: Not raised to the rank of a lord. Milton.

UNLOVE Un*love", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + love.]

Defn: To cease to love; to hate. [Obs.]

UNLOVELY Un*love"ly, a.

Defn: Not lovely; not amiable; possessing qualities that excite dislike; disagreeable; displeasing; unpleasant. — Un*love"li*ness, n.

UNLUCKILY Un*luck"i*ly, adv.

Defn: In an unlucky manner.

UNLUCKINESS Un*luck"i*ness, n.

Defn: Quality or state of being unlucky.

UNLUCKY Un*luck"y, a.

1. Not lucky; not successful; unfortunate; ill-fated; unhappy; as, an unlucky man; an unlucky adventure; an unlucky throw of dice; an unlucky game.

Note: This word is properly applied to incidents in which failure results from chance or fortuity, as in games of hazard, rather than from lack or feebleness of effort.

2. Bringing bad luck; ill-omened; inauspicious. Haunt me not with that unlucky face. Dryden.

3. Mischievous; as, an unlucky wag. [Colloq.]

UNLUST Un*lust", n.

Defn: Listlessness; disinclination. [Obs.] "Idleness and unlust." Chaucer.

UNLUTE Un*lute", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + lute.]

Defn: To separate, as things cemented or luted; to take the lute or the clay from. Boyle.

UNMADE Un*made", a.

1. Etym: [Pref. un- not + made.]

Defn: Not yet made or formed; as, an unmade grave. Shak.

2. Etym: [Properly p. p. of unmake.]

Defn: Deprived of form, character, etc.; disunited.

UNMAGISTRATE Un*mag"is*trate, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + magistrate.]

Defn: To divest of the office or authority of a magistrate. [Obs.] Milton.

UNMAIDEN Un*maid"en, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + maiden.]

Defn: To ravish; to deflower. [Obs.]

UNMAKE Un*make", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + make.]

Defn: To destroy the form and qualities of; to deprive of being; to uncreate. God does not make or unmake things to try experiments. T. Burnet.

UNMAN Un*man", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + man.]

1. To deprive of the distinctive qualities of a human being, as reason, or the like. [R.] South.

2. To emasculate; to deprive of virility.

3. To deprive of the courage and fortitude of a man; to break or subdue the manly spirit in; to cause to despond; to dishearten; to make womanish. Let's not unman each other. Byron.

4. To deprive of men; as, to unman a ship.

UNMANACLE Un*man"a*cle, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + manacle.]

Defn: To free from manacles. Tennyson.

UNMANHOOD Un*man"hood, n.

Defn: Absence or lack of manhood. [Obs.] Chaucer.

UNMANNED Un*manned", a.

1. Etym: [Properly p. p. of unman.]

Defn: Deprived of manly qualities; deficient in vigor, strength, courage, etc.; weak; effeminate.

2. Etym: [Pref. un- not + man + -ed.] (Falconry)

Defn: Not tamed; not made familiar with, or subject to, man; — also used figuratively. [Obs.] Hood my unmanned blood bating in my cheeks With thy black mantle. Shak.

3. Etym: [Pref. un- not + manned.]

Defn: Not furnished with men; as, an unmanned ship.

UNMANNERLY Un*man"ner*ly, a.

Defn: Not mannerly; ill-bred; rude. — adv.

Defn: Uncivilly; rudely. — Un*man"ner*li*ness, n.

UNMANTLE Un*man"tle, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + mantle.]

Defn: To divest of a mantle; to uncover. Nay, she said, but I will unmantle you. Sir W. Scott.

UNMARRY Un*mar"ry, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + marry.]

Defn: To annul the marriage of; to divorce. Milton.

UNMARTYR Un*mar"tyr, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + martyr.]

Defn: To degrade from the rank of a martyr. [Obs.] Fuller.

UNMASCULATE Un*mas"cu*late, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + masculate.]

Defn: To emasculate. [Obs.] Fuller.

UNMASK Un*mask", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + mask.]

Defn: To strip of a mask or disguise; to lay open; to expose.

UNMASK Un*mask", v. i.

Defn: To put off a mask. Shak.

UNMASTERABLE Un*mas"ter*a*ble, a.

Defn: Incapable of being mastered or subdued. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

UNMATERIAL Un`ma*te"ri*al, a.

Defn: Not material; immaterial. [Obs.] Daniel.

UNMEANING Un*mean"ing, a.

1. Having no meaning or signification; as, unmeaning words.

2. Not indicating intelligence or sense; senseless; expressionless; as, an unmeaning face. There pride sits blazoned on the unmeaning brow. Trumbull. — Un*mean"ing*ly, adv. — Un*mean"ing*ness, n.

UNMEANT Un*meant", a.

Defn: Not meant or intended; unintentional. Dryden.

UNMEASURABLE Un*meas"ur*a*ble, a.

Defn: Immeasurable. Swift. — Un*meas"ur*a*ble*ness, n. — Un*meas"ur*a*bly, adv.

UNMECHANIZE Un*mech"an*ize, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + mechanize.]

1. To undo the mechanism of; to unmake; as, to unmechanize a structure. [Obs.] Sterne.

UNMECHANIZED Un*mech"an*ized, a. Etym: [Pref. un- + mechanized.]

Defn: Not mechanized. Paley.

UNMEET Un*meet", a.

Defn: Not meet or fit; not proper; unbecoming; unsuitable; — usually followed by for. "Unmeet for a wife." Tennyson. And all unmeet our carpet floors. Emerson. — Un*meet"ly, adv. — Un*meet"ness, n.

UNMEMBER Un*mem"ber, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + member.]

Defn: To deprive of membership, as in a church.

UNMENTIONABLES Un*men"tion*a*bles, n. pl.

Defn: The breeches; trousers. [Jocose]

UNMERCHANTABLE Un*mer"chant*a*ble, a. (Com.)

Defn: Not merchantable; not fit for market; being of a kind, quality, or quantity that is unsalable. McElrath.

UNMERCIED Un*mer"cied, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + mercy.]

Defn: Unmerciful; merciless. [Obs.] Drayton.

UNMERCIFUL Un*mer"ci*ful, a.

Defn: Not merciful; indisposed to mercy or grace; cruel; inhuman; merciless; unkind. — Un*mer"ci*ful*ly, adv. — Un*mer"ci*ful*ness, n.

UNMERCILESS Un*mer"ci*less, a. Etym: [Pref. un- (intensive) + merciless.]

Defn: Utterly merciless. [Obs.] Joye.

UNMEW Un*mew", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + mew to confine.]

Defn: To release from confinement or restraint. Keats.

UNMINGLE Un*min"gle, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + mingle.]

Defn: To separate, as things mixed. Bacon.

UNMISTAKABLE Un`mis*tak"a*ble, a.

Defn: Incapable of being mistaken or misunderstood; clear; plain; obvious; evident. — Un`mis*tak"a*bly, adv.

UNMITER; UNMITRE Un*mi"ter, Un*mi"tre, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + miter.]

Defn: To deprive of a miter; to depose or degrade from the rank of a bishop. Milton.

UNMOLD; UNMOULD Un*mold", Un*mould", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + mold.]

Defn: To change the form of; to reduce from any form. "Unmolding reason's mintage." Milton.

UNMONEYED Un*mon"eyed, a.

Defn: Destitute of money; not rich. [Written also unmonied.] Shenstone.

UNMONOPOLIZE Un`mo*nop"o*lize, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + monopolize.]

Defn: To recover or release from the state of being monopolized. [R.] Unmonopolizing the rewards of learning and industry. Milton.

UNMOOR Un*moor", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + moor.] (Naut.) (a) To cause to ride with one anchor less than before, after having been moored by two or more anchors. (b) To loose from anchorage. See Moor, v. t.

UNMOOR Un*moor", v. i.

Defn: To weigh anchor. Sir W. Scott.

UNMORAL Un*mor"al, a.

Defn: Having no moral perception, quality, or relation; involving no idea of morality; — distinguished from both moral and immoral. — Un`mo*ral"i*ty, n.

UNMORALIZED Un*mor"al*ized, a.

Defn: Not restrained or tutored by morality. Norris.

UNMORRISED Un*mor"rised, a.

Defn: Not arrayed in the dress of a morris dancer. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.

UNMORTISE Un*mor"tise, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + mortise.]

Defn: To loosen, unfix, or separate, as things mortised together. Tennyson.

UN-MOSAIC Un`-Mo*sa"ic, a.

Defn: Not according to Moses; unlike Moses or his works. By this reckoning Moses should be most un Mosaic. Milton.

UNMOTHERED Un*moth"ered, Etym: [1st pref. un- + mother.]

Defn: Deprived of a mother; motherless.

UNMOVABLE Un*mov"a*ble, a.

Defn: Immovable. "Steadfast, unmovable." 1 Cor. xv. 58. Locke.

UNMOVABLY Un*mov"a*bly, adv.

Defn: Immovably. [R.] J. Ellis.

UNMOVED Un*moved", a.

Defn: Not moved; fixed; firm; unshaken; calm; apathetic. — Un*mov"ed*ly, adv.

UNMUFFLE Un*muf"fle, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + muffle.]

1. To take a covering from, as the face; to uncover.

2. To remove the muffling of, as a drum.

UNMUTABLE Un*mu"ta*ble, a.

Defn: Immutable. [Obs.]

UNMUZZLE Un*muz"zle, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + muzzle.]

Defn: To loose from a muzzle; to remove a muzzle from.

UNNAIL Un*nail", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + nail.]

Defn: To remove the nails from; to unfasten by removing nails.

UNNAPPED Un*napped", a.

Defn: Finished without a nap. I did not attempt her with a threadbare name, Unnapped with meritorious actions. Beau. & Fl.

UNNATURAL Un*nat"u*ral, a.

Defn: Not natural; contrary, or not conforming, to the order of nature; being without natural traits; as, unnatural crimes.

Syn. — See Factitious. — Un*nat"u*ral*ly, adv. — Un*nat"u*ral*ness, n.

UNNATURALIZE Un*nat"u*ral*ize, v. t.

Defn: To make unnatural. [R.] Hales.

UNNATURE Un*na"ture, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + nature.]

Defn: To change the nature of; to invest with a different or contrary nature. [Obs.] A right heavenly nature, indeed, as if were unnaturing them, doth so bridle them [the elements]. Sir P. Sidney.

UNNATURE Un*na"ture, n. Etym: [Pref. un- not + nature.]

Defn: The contrary of nature; that which is unnatural. [R.] So as to be rather unnature, after all, than nature. H. Bushnell.

UNNEAR Un*near", prep.

Defn: Not near; not close to; at a distance from. [Obs.] Davies (Muse's Sacrifice).

UNNECESSARY Un*nec"es*sa*ry, a.

Defn: Not necessary; not required under the circumstances; unless; needless; as, unnecessary labor, care, or rigor. — Un*nec"es*sa*ri*ly, adv. — Un*nec"es*sa*ri*ness, n.

UNNECESSITY Un`ne*ces"si*ty, n.

Defn: The state of being unnecessary; something unnecessary. [Obs.]

UNNEIGHBORED Un*neigh"bored, a.

Defn: Being without neigbors. Cowper.

UNNEIGHBORLY Un*neigh"bor*ly, a.

Defn: Not neighborly; distant; reserved; solitary; exclusive. — adv.

Defn: Not in a neighborly manner. Shak.

UNNERVATE Un*nerv"ate, a.

Defn: Enervate. [Obs.]

UNNERVE Un*nerve", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + nerve.]

Defn: To deprive of nerve, force, or strength; to weaken; to enfeeble; as, to unnerve the arm. Unequal match'd, . . . The unnerved father falls. Shak.

UNNEST Un*nest, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + nest.]

Defn: To eject from a nest; to unnestle. [R.] T. Adams.

UNNESTLE Un*nes"tle, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + nestle.]

Defn: Same as Unnest. [R.]

UNNETHE; UNNETHES Un*nethe", Un*nethes", adv.

Defn: With difficulty. See Uneath. [Obs.] Chaucer.

UNNOBLE Un*no"ble, a.

Defn: Ignoble. Shak.

UNNOBLY Un*no"bly, adv.

Defn: Ignobly. J. Fletcher.

UNNOOKED Un*nooked", a.

Defn: Without nooks and corners; guileless. [Obs.] "Unnooked simplicity." Marston.

UNNOTIFY Un*no"ti*fy, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + notify.]

Defn: To retract or withdraw a notice of. Walpole.

UNNUMBERED Un*num"bered, a.

Defn: Not numbered; not counted or estimated; innumerable. Dryden.

UNNUMERABLE Un*nu"mer*a*ble, a.

Defn: Innumerable. [Obs.] "An unnumerable multitude." Udall.

UNNUN Un*nun", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + nun.]

Defn: To remove from condition of being a nun. [R.] Many did quickly unnun and disfriar themselves. Fuller.

UNOBEDIENCE Un`o*be"di*ence, n.

Defn: Disobedience. [Obs.] Wyclif.

UNOBEDIENT Un`o*be"di*ent, a.

Defn: Disobedient. [Obs.] Milton.

UNOBSERVANCE Un`ob*serv"ance, n.

Defn: Want or neglect of observance; inobservance. Whitlock.

UNOBTRUSIVE Un`ob*tru"sive, a.

Defn: Not obtrusive; not presuming; modest. — Un`ob*tru"sive*ly, adv. — Un`ob*tru"sive*ness, n.

UNOFFENSIVE Un`of*fen"sive, a.

Defn: Inoffensive.

UNOFTEN Un*of"ten, adv.

Defn: Not often. [Obs.]

UNOIL Un*oil", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + oil.]

Defn: To remove the oil from. Dryden.

UNOPERATIVE Un*op"er*a*tive, a.

Defn: Producing no effect; inoperative. [Obs.] South.

UNOPERCULATED Un`o*per"cu*la`ted, a.

Defn: Destitute of an operculum, or cover.

UNORDER Un*or"der, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + order.]

Defn: To countermand an order for. [R.]

UNORDERLY Un*or"der*ly, a.

Defn: Disorderly. [Obs.] Bp. Sanderson.

UNORDINATE Un*or"di*nate, a.

Defn: Disorderly; irregular; inordinate. [R.] — Un*or"di*nate*ly, adv. [R.]

UNORGANIZED Un*or"gan*ized, a.

Defn: Not organized; being without organic structure; specifically (Biol.), not having the different tissues and organs characteristic of living organisms, nor the power of growth and development; as, the unorganized ferments. See the Note under Ferment, n., 1.

UNORIGINATED Un`o*rig"i*na`ted, a.

1. Not originated; existing from all eternity. F. W. Newman.

2. Not yet caused to be, or to be made; as, possible inventions still unoriginated.

UNORIGINATELY Un`o*rig"i*nate*ly, adv.

Defn: Without origin.

UNOSSIFIED Un*os"si*fied, a. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Destitute of a bony structure.

UNOWED Un*owed", a.

1. Ownerless. [Obs.] Shak.

2. Not owed; as, to pay money unowed.

UNOWNED Un*own"ed, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + (sense 1) owned possessed, and (sense 2) owned granted, acknowledged.]

1. Not owned; having no owner. Milton.

2. Not acknowledged; not avowed. Gay.

UNPACK Un*pack", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + pack.]

1. To separate and remove, as things packed; to open and remove the contents of; as, to unpack a trunk.

2. To relieve of a pack or burden. [R.] Shak.

UNPACKER Un*pack"er, n.

Defn: One who unpacks.

UNPAGANIZE Un*pa"gan*ize, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + paganize.]

Defn: To cause to cease to be pagan; to divest of pagan character. [R.] Cudworth.

UNPAINT Un*paint", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + paint.]

Defn: To remove the paint from; to efface, as a painting. Parnell.

UNPAIRED Un*paired, a.

Defn: Not paired; not suited or matched. And minds unpaired had better think alone. Crabbe.

UNPALPED Un*palped", a. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Destitute of a palp.

UNPANNEL Un*pan"nel, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + pannel.]

Defn: To take the saddle off; to unsaddle. [Obs.] Jervas.

UNPARADISE Un*par"a*dise, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + paradise.]

Defn: To deprive of happiness like that of paradise; to render unhappy. [R.] Young.

UNPARAGONED Un*par"a*goned, a.

Defn: Having no paragon or equal; matchless; peerless. [R.] Your unparagoned mistress is dead. Shak.

UNPARALLELED Un*par"al*leled, a.

Defn: Having no parallel, or equal; unequaled; unmatched. The unparalleled perseverance of the armies of the United States, under every suffering and discouragement, was little short of a miracle. Washington.

UNPARCHED Un*parched", a. Etym: [Pref. un- not (intensive) parched.]

Defn: Dried up; withered by heat. [Obs.] "My tongue . . . unparched." Crashaw.

UNPARDONABLE Un*par"don*a*ble, a.

Defn: Not admitting of pardon or forgiveness; inexcusable.

UNPARENTED Un*par"ent*ed, a.

Defn: Having no parent, or no acknowledged parent. [R.]

UNPARLIAMENTARY Un*par`lia*men"ta*ry, a.

Defn: Not parliamentary; contrary to the practice of parliamentary bodies. — Un*par`lia*men"ta*ri*ness, n.

UNPARTIAL Un*par"tial, a.

Defn: Impartial. [Obs.] Bp. Sanderson. — Un*par"tial*ly, adv. [Obs.] Hooker.

UNPASSABLE Un*pass"a*ble, a.

Defn: Impassable. E. A. Freeman. — Un*pass"a*ble*ness, n. Evelyn.

UNPASSIONATE Un*pas"sion*ate, a.

Defn: Not passionate; dispassionate. — Un*pas"sion*ate*ly, adv.

UNPASTOR Un*pas"tor, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + pastor.]

Defn: To cause to be no longer pastor; to deprive of pastorship. [R.] Fuller.

UNPATHED Un*pathed", a.

Defn: Not having a path. Shak.

UNPATHWAYED Un*path"wayed`, a.

Defn: Pathless. [R.] "The smooth, unpathwayed plain." Wordsworth.

UNPATIENCE Un*pa"tience, n.

Defn: Impatience. [Obs.]

UNPATIENT Un*pa"tient, a.

Defn: Impatient. [Obs.] Wyclif.

UNPAVED Un*paved", a.

1. Not paved; not furnished with a pavement. Hakewill.

2. Castrated. [Obs.] "Unpaved eunuch." Shak.

UNPAY Un*pay", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + pay.]

Defn: To undo, take back, or annul, as a payment. Shak.

UNPEACE Un*peace", n.

Defn: Absence or lack of peace. [Obs.] Testament of Love.

UNPEDIGREED Un*ped"i*greed, a.

Defn: Not distinguished by a pedigree. [R.] Pollok.

UNPEELED Un*peeled, a.

1. Etym: [1st pref. un- (intensive) + peel.]

Defn: Thoroughly stripped; pillaged. [Obs.] Shak.

2. Etym: [Pref. un- not + peeled.]

Defn: Not peeled.

UNPEERABLE Un*peer"a*ble, a.

Defn: Incapable of having a peer, or equal.

UNPEERED Un*peered, a.

Defn: Having no peer; unequaled; unparalleled. "Unpeered excellence." Marston.

UNPEG Un*peg", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + peg.]

Defn: To remove a peg or pegs from; to unfasten; to open. Shak.

UNPEN Un*pen", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + pen.]

Defn: To release from a pen or from confinement. "If a man unpens another's water." Blackstone.

UNPENETRABLE Un*pen"e*tra*ble, a.

Defn: Impenetrable.

UNPENITENT Un*pen"i*tent, a.

Defn: Impenitent. Sandys.

UNPEOPLE Un*peo"ple, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + people.]

Defn: To deprive of inhabitants; to depopulate. Shak.

UNPEREGAL Un`per*e"gal, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + peregal.]

Defn: Unequal. [Obs.] Chaucer.

UNPERFECT Un*per"fect, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + perfect.]

Defn: To mar or destroy the perfection of. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.

UNPERFECT Un*per"fect, a. Etym: [Pref. un- + perfect.]

Defn: Imperfect. [Obs.] Holland. — Un*per"fect*ly, adv. [Obs.] Hales. — Un*per"fect*ness, n. [Obs.]

UNPERFECTION Un`per*fec"tion, n.

Defn: Want of perfection; imperfection. [Obs.] Wyclif.

UNPERISHABLE Un*per"ish*a*ble, a.

Defn: Imperishable.

UNPERISHABLY Un*per"ish*a*bly, adv.

Defn: Imperishably.

UNPERPLEX Un`per*plex", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + perplex.]

Defn: To free from perplexity. [R.] Donne.

UNPERSUASION Un`per*sua"sion, n.

Defn: The state of not being persuaded; disbelief; doubt. [R.] Abp. Leighton.

UNPERVERT Un`per*vert, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + pervert.]

Defn: To free from perversion; to deliver from being perverted; to reconvert. [Obs.]

UNPHILOSOPHIZE Un`phi*los"o*phize, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + philosophize.]

Defn: To degrade from the character of a philosopher. [R.] Pope.

UNPICK Un*pick, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- (intensive) + pick.]

Defn: To pick out; to undo by picking.

UNPICKED Un*picked", a. Etym: [Properly p. p. of unpick.]

Defn: Picked out; picked open.

2. Etym: [Pref. un- not + picked.]

Defn: Not picked. Milton.

UNPIN Un*pin", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + pin.]

Defn: To loose from pins; to remove the pins from; to unfasten; as, to unpin a frock; to unpin a frame.

UNPINION Un*pin"ion, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + pinion.]

Defn: To loose from pinions or manacles; to free from restraint. Goldsmith.

UNPITIED Un*pit"ied, a.

1. Not pitied.

2. Pitiless; merciless. [Obs.] Shak.

UNPITIOUS Un*pi"tious, a.

1. Impious; wicked. [Obs.] "The life of the unpitous." Wyclif (Prov. xv. 8).

2. Destitute of pity; pitiless. [Obs.] Chaucer. — Un*pi"tous*ly, adv. [Obs.] — Un*pi"tous*ness, n. [Obs.] Wyclif.

UNPITOUSTY Un*pi"tous*ty, n.

Defn: Impiety. [Obs.] Wyclif.

UNPITY Un*pit"y, n.

Defn: Want of piety. [Obs.]

UNPLACABLE Un*pla"ca*ble, a.

Defn: Implacable. [Obs.]

UNPLACED Un*placed", a.

Defn: Not placed.

UNPLAID Un*plaid", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + plaid.]

Defn: To deprive of a plaid.

UNPLAINED Un*plained", a.

Defn: Not deplored or bewailed; unlamented. [Obs.] Spenser.

UNPLAT Un*plat", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + plat.]

Defn: To take out the folds or twists of, as something previously platted; to unfold; to unwreathe.

UNPLAUSIVE Un*plau"sive, a.

Defn: Not approving; disapproving. [Obs.] Shak.

UNPLEADED Un*plead"ed, a.

1. Not used as a plea; not urged; as, an unpleaded excuse.

2. Not supported by pleas; undefended; as, an unpleaded suit.

UNPLEASANT Un*pleas"ant, a.

Defn: Not pleasant; not amiable or agreeable; displeasing; offensive. — Un*pleas"ant*ly, adv. — Un*pleas"ant*ness, n.

UNPLEASANTRY Un*pleas"ant*ry, n.; pl. Unpleasantries (.

1. Want of pleasantry. [R.]

2. A state of disagreement; a falling out. Thackeray.

UNPLEASIVE Un*pleas"ive, a.

Defn: Unpleasant. [Obs.] "An unpleasive passion." Bp. Hall.

UNPLEAT Un*pleat", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + pleat.]

Defn: To remove the plaits of; to smooth. W. Browne.

UNPLIGHT Un*plight", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + plight.]

Defn: To unfold; to lay open; to explain. [Obs.] Chaucer.

UNPLUMB Un*plumb", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + plumb.]

Defn: To deprive of lead, as of a leaden coffin. [R.] Burke.

UNPLUME Un*plume", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + plume.]

Defn: To strip of plumes or feathers; hence, to humiliate.

UNPOISED Un*poised", a.

1. Not poised or balanced.

2. Not poised or weighed; hence, regardless of consequences; unhesitating. [Obs.] Marston.

UNPOISON Un*poi"son, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + poison.]

Defn: To remove or expel poison from. [Obs.] South.

UNPOLICIED Un*pol"i*cied, a.

1. Not having civil polity, or a regular form of government.

2. Impolitic; imprudent. [Obs.] Shak.

UNPOLISH Un*pol"ish, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + polish.]

Defn: To deprive of polish; to make impolite.

UNPOLITE Un`po*lite", a.

Defn: Not polite; impolite; rude. — Un`po*lite"ly, adv. — Un`po*lite"ness, n.

UNPOLITIC Un*pol"i*tic, a.

Defn: Impolitic; imprudent.

UNPOLLED Un*polled", a.

Defn: Not polled. Specifically: (a) Not enumerated or registered; as, an unpolled vote or voter. (b) Not plundered. [Obs.] "Unpoll'd Arabian wealth." Fanshawe.

UNPOPE Un*pope", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + pope.]

1. To divest of the character, office, or authority of a pope.

2. To deprive of a pope. [Obs.] Rome will never so far unpope herself as to part with her pretended supremacy. Fuller.

UNPORTUNATE Un*por"tu*nate, a.

Defn: Importunate; troublesome with requests. [Obs.] Golden Boke.

UNPORTUOUS Un*por"tu*ous, a.

Defn: Having no ports. [Obs.] "An unportuous coast." Burke.

UNPOSSESS Un`pos*sess", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + possess.]

Defn: To be without, or to resign, possession of. [Obs.]

UNPOSSIBILITY Un*pos`si*bil"i*ty, n.

Defn: Impossibility. [R.] "Utter unpossibility." Poe.

UNPOSSIBLE Un*pos"si*ble, a.

Defn: Impossible. [R.]

UNPOWER Un*pow"er, n.

Defn: Want of power; weakness. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.

UNPOWERFUL Un*pow"er*ful, a.

Defn: Not powerful; weak. Cowley.

UNPRACTICABLE Un*prac"ti*ca*ble, a.

Defn: Impracticable; not feasible.

UNPRACTICAL Un*prac"ti*cal, a.

Defn: Not practical; impractical. "Unpractical questions." H. James. I like him none the less for being unpractical. Lowell.

UNPRAISE Un*praise", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + praise.]

Defn: To withhold praise from; to deprive of praise. [R.]

UNPRAY Un*pray, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + pray.]

Defn: To revoke or annul by prayer, as something previously prayed for. [R.] Sir M. Hale.

UNPRAYABLE Un*pray"a*ble, a.

Defn: Not to be influenced or moved by prayers; obdurate. [R.] Wyclif.

UNPRAYED Un*prayed", a. Etym: [With for.]

Defn: Not prayed for. [Obs.] Sir T. More.

UNPREACH Un*preach", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + preach.]

Defn: To undo or overthrow by preaching. [R.] De Foe.

UNPRECEDENTED Un*prec"e*dent*ed, a.

Defn: Having no precedent or example; not preceded by a like case; not having the authority of prior example; novel; new; unexampled. — Un*prec"e*dent*ed*ly, adv.

UNPREDICT Un`pre*dict", v. i. Etym: [1st pref. un- + predict.]

Defn: To retract or falsify a previous prediction. Milton.

UNPREJUDICED Un*prej"u*diced, a.

1. Not prejudiced; free from undue bias or prepossession; not preoccupied by opinion; impartial; as, an unprejudiced mind; an unprejudiced judge.

2. Not warped or biased by prejudice; as, an unprejudiced judgment. — Un*prej"u*diced*ness, n. V. Knox.

UNPRELATED Un*prel"a*ted, a. Etym: [1st pref. un- + prelate.]

Defn: Deposed from the office of prelate.

UNPREVENTED Un`pre*vent"ed, a.

1. Not prevented or hindered; as, unprevented sorrows. Shak.

2. Not preceded by anything. [Obs.] Milton.

UNPRICED Un*priced", a.

Defn: Not priced; being without a fixed or certain value; also, priceless. "Amethyst unpriced." Neale (Rhythm of St. Bernard).

UNPRIEST Un*priest", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + priest.]

Defn: To deprive of priesthood; to unfrock. [R.] Milton.

UNPRINCE Un*prince", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + prince.]

Defn: To deprive of the character or authority of a prince; to divest of principality of sovereignty. [R.] Swift.

UNPRINCIPLE Un*prin"ci*ple, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + principle.]

Defn: To destroy the moral principles of. [R.]

UNPRINCIPLED Un*prin"ci*pled, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + principled.]

Defn: Being without principles; especially, being without right moral principles; also, characterized by absence of principle. — Un*prin"ci*pled*ness, n.

UNPRISON Un*pris"on, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + prison.]

Defn: To take or deliver from prison.

UNPRIZABLE Un*priz"a*ble, a.

1. Not prized or valued; being without value. [Obs.]

2. Invaluable; being beyond estimation. [Obs.]

UNPROBABLY Un*prob"a*bly, adv. Etym: [Pref. un- not + probably.]

Defn: Improbably.

UNPROBABLY Un*prob"a*bly, adv. Etym: [Un- + L. probabilis approvable, fr. probare to approve. Cf. Probable.]

Defn: In a manner not to be approved of; improperly. [Obs. & R.] To diminish, by the authority of wise and knowing men, things unjustly and unprobably crept in. Strype.

UNPROFICIENCY Un`pro*fi"cien*cy, n.

Defn: Want of proficiency or improvement. Bp. Hall.

UNPROFIT Un*prof"it, n.

Defn: Want of profit; unprofitableness. [Obs.] Wyclif.

UNPROFITED Un*prof"it*ed, a.

Defn: Profitless. [R.] Shak.

UNPROMISE Un*prom"ise, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + promise.]

Defn: To revoke or annul, as a promise. Chapman.

UNPROP Un*prop", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + prop.]

Defn: To remove a prop or props from; to deprive of support.

UNPROPER Un*prop"er, a.

Defn: Not proper or peculiar; improper. [Obs.] — Un*prop"er*ly, adv. [Obs.]

UNPROSELYTE Un*pros"e*lyte, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + proselyte.]

Defn: To convert or recover from the state of a proselyte. Fuller.

UNPROTESTANTIZE Un*prot"es*tant*ize, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + protestantize.]

Defn: To render other than Protestant; to cause to change from Protestantism to some other form of religion; to deprive of some Protestant feature or characteristic. The attempt to unprotestantize the Church of England. Froude.

UNPROVIDE Un`pro*vide, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + provide.]

Defn: To deprive of necessary provision; to unfurnish. Lest her . . . beauty unprovide my mind again. Shak.

UNPROVIDENT Un*prov"i*dent, a.

Defn: Improvident. [Obs.] "Who for thyself art so unprovident.' Shak.

UNPRUDENCE Un*pru"dence, n.

Defn: Imprudence. [Obs.]

UNPRUDENT Un*pru"dent, a.

Defn: Imprudent. [Obs.]

UNPRUDENTIAL Un`pru*den"tial, a.

Defn: Imprudent. [Obs.] "The most unwise and unprudential act." Milton.

UNPUCKER Un*puck"er, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + pucker.]

Defn: To smooth away the puckers or wrinkles of.

UNPURE Un*pure", a.

Defn: Not pure; impure. — Un*pure"ly, adv. — Un*pure"ness, n.

UNPURSED Un*pursed", a. Etym: [1st pref. un- + purse + -ed.]

1. Robbed of a purse, or of money. [R.] Pollock.

2. Taken from the purse; expended. [Obs.] Gower.

UNQUALIFY Un*qual"i*fy, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + quality.]

Defn: To disqualify; to unfit. Swift.

UNQUALITIED Un*qual"i*tied, a. Etym: [1st pref. un- + quality.]

Defn: Deprived of the usual faculties. [Obs.] Shak.

UNQUEEN Un*queen", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + queen.]

Defn: To divest of the rank or authority of queen. Shak.

UNQUESTIONABLE Un*ques"tion*a*ble, a.

1. Not questionable; as, an unquestionable title.

2. Not inviting questions or conversation. [R.] Shak. — Un*ques"tion*a*bly, adv.

UNQUESTIONED Un*ques"tioned, a.

1. Not called in question; not doubted.

2. Not interrogated; having no questions asked; not examined or examined into. Shak. She muttering prayers, as holy rites she meant, Through the divided crowd unquestioned went. Dryden.

3. Indisputable; not to be opposed or impugned. Their unquestioned pleasures must be served. B. Jonson.

UNQUICK Un*quick", a.

Defn: Not quick. [R.] Daniel.

UNQUIET Un*qui"et, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + quiet.]

Defn: To disquiet. [Obs.] Ld. Herbert.

UNQUIET Un*qui"et, a. Etym: [Pref. un- + quiet.]

Defn: Not quiet; restless; uneasy; agitated; disturbed. — Un*qui"et*ly, adv. — Un*qui"et*ness, n.

UNQUIETUDE Un*qui"e*tude, n.

Defn: Uneasiness; inquietude.

UNRAVEL Un*rav"el, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- (intensive) + ravel.]

1. To disentangle; to disengage or separate the threads of; as, to unravel a stocking.

2. Hence, to clear from complication or difficulty; to unfold; to solve; as, to unravel a plot.

3. To separate the connected or united parts of; to throw into disorder; to confuse. "Art shall be conjured for it, and nature all unraveled." Dryden.

UNRAVEL Un*rav"el, v. i.

Defn: To become unraveled, in any sense.

UNRAVELMENT Un*rav"el*ment, n.

Defn: The act of unraveling, or the state of being unraveled.

UNRAZORED Un*ra"zored, a.

Defn: Not shaven. [R.] Milton.

UNREAD Un*read", a.

1. Not read or perused; as, an unread book. Hooker.

2. Not versed in literature; illiterate. Dryden.

UNREADINESS Un*read"i*ness, n.

Defn: The quality or state of being unready.

UNREADY Un*read"y, a.

1. Not ready or prepared; not prompt; slow; awkward; clumsy. Dryden. Nor need the unready virgin strike her breast. Keble.

2. Not dressed; undressed. [Obs.]

UNREADY Un*read"y, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + ready.]

Defn: To undress. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.

UNREAL Un*re"al, a.

Defn: Not real; unsubstantial; fanciful; ideal.

UNREALITY Un`re*al"i*ty, n.

Defn: The quality or state of being unreal; want of reality.

UNREALIZE Un*re"al*ize, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + realize.]

Defn: To make unreal; to idealize. His fancy . . . unrealizes everything at a touch. Lowell.

UNREALLY Un*re"al*ly, adv.

Defn: In an unreal manner; ideally.

UNREASON Un*rea"son, n. Etym: [Pref. un- not + reason.]

Defn: Want of reason; unreasonableness; absurdity. Abbot of Unreason. See Abbot of Misrule, under Abbot.

UNREASON Un*rea"son, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + reason.]

Defn: To undo, disprove, or refute by reasoning. [Obs.] To unreason the equity of God's proceedings. South.

UNREASONABLE Un*rea"son*a*ble, a.

Defn: Not reasonable; irrational; immoderate; exorbitant. — Un*rea"son*a*ble*ness, n. — Un*rea"son*a*bly, adv.

UNREASONED Un*rea"soned, a.

Defn: Not supported by reason; unreasonable. "Unreasoned habits." Burke.

UNREAVE Un*reave", v. t. Etym: [See Unreeve.]

Defn: To unwind; to disentangle; to loose. [Obs.] Spenser.

UNREAVED Un*reaved", a. Etym: [See Un- not, and, for -reaved, cf. Rive, and AS. reófan to break.]

Defn: Not torn, split, or parted; not torn to pieces. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

UNREBUKABLE Un`re*buk"a*ble, a.

Defn: Not deserving rebuke or censure; blameless. 1 Tim. vi. 14.

UNRECURING Un`re*cur"ing, a.

Defn: Incurable. [Obs.] "Some unrecuring wound." Shak.

UNREDEEMED Un`re*deemed", a.

Defn: Not redeemed.

UNREEVE Un*reeve", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + reeve, v. t.] (Naut.)

Defn: To withdraw, or take out, as a rope from a block, thimble, or the like.

UNREFORMATION Un*ref`or*ma"tion, n.

Defn: Want of reformation; state of being unreformed. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

UNREGENERACY Un`re*gen"er*a*cy, n.

Defn: The quality or state of being unregenerate. Glanvill.

UNREGENERATE; UNREGENERATED Un`re*gen"er*ate, Un`re*gen"er*a`ted, a.

Defn: Not regenerated; not renewed in heart; remaining or being at enmity with God.

UNREGENERATION Un`re*gen`er*a"tion, n.

Defn: Unregeneracy.

UNREIN Un*rein", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + rein.]

Defn: To loosen the reins of; to remove restraint from. Addison.

UNRELENTING Un`re*lent"ing, a.

Defn: Not relenting; unyielding; rigid; hard; stern; cruel. — Un`re*lent"ing*ly, adv. — Un`re*lent"ing*ness, n.

UNRELIABLE Un`re*li"a*ble, a.

Defn: Not reliable; untrustworthy. See Reliable. — Un`re*li"a*ble*ness, n. Alcibiades . . . was too unsteady, and (according to Mr. Coleridge's coinage) "unreliable;" or perhaps, in more correct English, too "unrelyuponable." De Quincey.

UNRELIGIOUS Un`re*li"gious, a.

Defn: Irreligious. Wordsworth.

UNREMEMBRANCE Un`re*mem"brance, n.

Defn: Want of remembrance; forgetfulness. I. Watts.

UNREMITTING Un`re*mit"ting, a.

Defn: Not remitting; incessant; continued; persevering; as, unremitting exertions. Cowper. — Un`re*mit"ting*ly, adv. — Un`re*mit"ting*ness, n.

UNREMORSELESS Un`re*morse"less, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not (intensive) + remorseless.]

Defn: Utterly remorseless. [Obs. & R.] "Unremorseless death." Cowley.

UNREPENTANCE Un`re*pent"ance, n.

Defn: Impenitence. [R.]

UNREPRIEVABLE Un`re*priev"a*ble, a.

Defn: Not capable of being reprieved. Shak.

UNREPROACHABLE Un`re*proach"a*ble, a.

Defn: Not liable to be reproached; irreproachable.

UNREPROVED Un`re*proved, a.

1. Not reproved. Sandys.

2. Not having incurred reproof, blameless. [Obs.] In unreproved pleasures free. Milton.

UNREPUTABLE Un*rep"u*ta*ble, a.

Defn: Disreputable.

UNRESERVE Un`re*serve", n.

Defn: Absence of reverse; frankness; freedom of communication. T. Warton.

UNRESERVED Un`re*served", a.

Defn: Not reserved; not kept back; not withheld in part; unrestrained. — Un`re*serv"ed*ly, adv. — Un`re*serv"ed*ness, n.

UNRESISTANCE Un`re*sist"ance, n.

Defn: Nonresistance; passive submission; irresistance. Bp. Hall.

UNRESISTED Un`re*sist"ed, a.

1. Not resisted; unopposed. Bentley.

2. Resistless; as, unresisted fate. [R.] Pope.

UNRESISTIBLE Un`re*sist"i*ble, a.

Defn: Irresistible. W. Temple.

UNRESPECT Un`re*spect", n.

Defn: Disrespect. [Obs.] "Unrespect of her toil." Bp. Hall.

UNRESPONSIBLE Un`re*spon"si*ble, a.

Defn: Irresponsible. Fuller. — Un`re*spon"si*ble*ness, n.

UNREST Un*rest", n.

Defn: Want of rest or repose; unquietness; sleeplessness; uneasiness; disquietude. Is this, quoth she, the cause of your unrest! Chaucer. Can calm despair and wild unrest Be tenants of a single breast Tennyson.

UNRESTRAINT Un`re*straint", n.

Defn: Freedom from restraint; freedom; liberty; license.

UNRESTY Un*rest"y, a.

Defn: Causing unrest; disquieting; as, unresty sorrows. [Obs.] Chaucer.

UNREVENUED Un*rev"e*nued, a.

Defn: Not furnished with a revenue. [R.] Milton.

UNREVERENCE Un*rev"er*ence, n.

Defn: Absence or lack of reverence; irreverence. [Obs.] Wyclif.

UNREVEREND Un*rev"er*end, a.

1. Not reverend.

2. Disrespectful; irreverent. [Obs.] Shak.

UNREVERENT Un*rev"er*ent, a.

Defn: Irreverent. [R.] Shak.

UNREVERENTLY Un*rev"er*ent*ly, adv.

Defn: Irreverently. [R.] B. Jonson.

UNRIDDLE Un*rid"dle, v. t. & i. Etym: [1st pref. un- + riddle.]

Defn: To read the riddle of; to solve or explain; as, to unriddle an enigma or a mystery. Macaulay. And where you can't unriddle, learn to trust. Parnell.

UNRIDDLER Un*rid"dler, n.

Defn: One who unriddles. Lovelace.

UNRIG Un*rig", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + rig.] (Naut.)

Defn: To strip of rigging; as, to unrig a ship. Totten.

UNRIGHT Un*right", a. Etym: [AS. unriht. See Un- not, and Right.]

Defn: Not right; wrong. [Obs.] Gower.

UNRIGHT Un*right", n.

Defn: A wrong. [Obs.] Nor did I you never unright. Chaucer.

UNRIGHT Un*right", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + right.]

Defn: To cause (something right) to become wrong. [Obs.] Gower.

UNRIGHTEOUS Un*right"eous, a. Etym: [OE. unrightwise, AS. unrihtwis. See Un- not, and Righteous.]

1. Not righteous; evil; wicked; sinful; as, an unrighteous man.

2. Contrary to law and equity; unjust; as, an unrighteous decree or sentence. — Un*right"eous*ly, adv. — Un*right"eous*ness, n.

UNRIGHTWISE Un*right"wise`, a.

Defn: Unrighteous. [Obs.] Wyclif. — Un*right"wise`ly, adv. [Obs.]

UNRINGED Un*ringed", a.

Defn: Not having a ring, as in the nose. "Pigs unringed." Hudibras.

UNRIOTED Un*ri"ot*ed, a.

Defn: Free from rioting. [Obs.] "A chaste, unrioted house." May (Lucan).

UNRIP Un*rip", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- (intensive) + rip.]

Defn: To rip; to cut open. Bacon.

UNRIPE Un*ripe", a.

1. Not ripe; as, unripe fruit.

2. Developing too early; premature. Sir P. Sidney.

UNRIPENESS Un*ripe"ness, n.

Defn: Quality or state of being unripe.

UNRIVALED Un*ri"valed, a.

Defn: Having no rival; without a competitor; peerless. [Spelt also unrivalled.] Pope.

UNRIVET Un*riv"et, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + rivet.]

Defn: To take out, or loose, the rivets of; as, to unrivet boiler plates.

UNROBE Un*robe", v. t. & i. Etym: [1st pref. un- + robe.]

Defn: To disrobe; to undress; to take off the robes.

UNROLL Un*roll", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + roll.] [Written also unrol.]

1. To open, as what is rolled or convolved; as, to unroll cloth; to unroll a banner.

2. To display; to reveal. Dryden.

3. To remove from a roll or register, as a name. If I make not this cheat bring out another . . . let me be unrolled and my name put in the book of virtue! Shak.

UN-ROMANIZED Un-Ro"man*ized, a.

1. Not subjected to Roman arms or customs. J. Whitaker.

2. (Eccl.)

Defn: Not subjected to the principles or usages of the Roman Catholic Church.

UNROOF Un*roof", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + roof.]

Defn: To strip off the roof or covering of, as a house. Shak.

UNROOFED Un*roofed", a.

1. Etym: [Properly p. p. of unroof.]

Defn: Stripped of a roof, or similar covering. Broken carriages, dead horses, unroofed cottages, all indicated the movements. Sir W. Scott.

2. Etym: [Pref. un- not + roofed.]

Defn: Not yet roofed.

UNROOST Un*roost", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + roost.]

Defn: To drive from the roost. Shak.

UNROOT Un*root", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + root.]

Defn: To tear up by the roots; to eradicate; to uproot.

UNROOT Un*root", v. i.

Defn: To be torn up by the roots. Beau. & Fl.

UNRUDE Un*rude", a. Etym: [Pref. un- + rude. In sense 2 un- is intensive.]

1. Not rude; polished. Herrick.

2. Excessively rude. [Obs. & R.] "See how the unrude rascal backbites him." B. Jonson.

UNRUFFLE Un*ruf"fle, v. i. Etym: [1st pref. un- + ruffle.]

Defn: To cease from being ruffled or agitated. Dryden.

UNRUFFLED Un*ruf"fled, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + ruffled.]

Defn: Not ruffled or agitated; smooth; calm; tranquil; quiet. Calm and unruffled as a summer's sea. Addison.

UNRUINATE; UNRUINATED Un*ru"in*ate, Un*ru"in*a`ted, a.

Defn: Not ruined or destroyed. [Obs.] "Unruinated towers." Bp. Hall.

UNRULED Un*ruled", a.

1. Not governed or controlled. "Unruled and undirected." Spenser.

2. Not ruled or marked with lines; as, unruled paper.

UNRULIMENT Un*rul"i*ment, n.

Defn: Unruliness. [Obs.] "Breaking forth with rude unruliment." Spenser.

UNRULINESS Un*rul"i*ness, n.

Defn: Quality or state unruly.

UNRULY Un*rul"y, a. [Compar. Unrulier (, superl. Unruliest.] Etym: [Pref. un- not + rule. Cf. Ruly.]

Defn: Not submissive to rule; disregarding restraint; disposed to violate; turbulent; ungovernable; refractory; as, an unruly boy; unruly boy; unruly conduct. But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. James iii. 8.

UNRUMPLE Un*rum"ple, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + rumple.]

Defn: To free from rumples; to spread or lay even,

UNSACRAMENT Un*sac"ra*ment, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + sacrament.]

Defn: To deprive of sacramental character or efficacy; as, to unsacrament the rite of baptism. [Obs.]

UNSAD Un*sad", a. Etym: [AS. unsæd unsated, insatiable. See Un- not, and Sad.]

Defn: Unsteady; fickle. [Obs.] O, stormy people, unsad and ever untrue. Chaucer.

UNSADDEN Un*sad"den, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + sadden.]

Defn: To relieve from sadness; to cheer. [R.] Whitlock.

UNSADDLE Un*sad"dle, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + saddle.]

1. To strip of a saddle; to take the saddle from, as a horse.

2. To throw from the saddle; to unhorse.

UNSADNESS Un*sad"ness, n. Etym: [From Unsad.]

Defn: Infirmity; weakness. [Obs.] Wyclif.

UNSAFETY Un*safe"ty, n.

Defn: The quality or state of being in peril; absence of safety; insecurity. Bacon.

UNSAINT Un*saint", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + saint.]

Defn: To deprive of saintship; to deny sanctity to. [R.] South.

UNSAINTLY Un*saint"ly, a.

Defn: Unbecoming to a saint. Gauden.

UNSALABLE Un*sal"a*ble, a.

Defn: Not salable; unmerchantable. — n.

Defn: That which can not be sold. Byron.

UNSANCTIFICATION Un*sanc`ti*fi*ca"tion, n.

Defn: Absence or lack of sanctification. Shak.

UNSATIABILITY Un*sa`ti*a*bil"i*ty, n.

Defn: Quality of being unsatiable; insatiability. [Obs.]

UNSATIABLE Un*sa"ti*a*ble, a.

Defn: Insatiable. [Obs.] Hooker. — Un*sa"ti*a*ble*ness, n. [Obs.] — Un*sa"ti*a*bly, adv. [Obs.]

UNSATIATE Un*sa"ti*ate, a.

Defn: Insatiate. Dr. H. More.

UNSATISFACTION Un*sat`is*fac"tion, n.

Defn: Dissatisfaction. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

UNSATURATED Un*sat"u*ra`ted, a.

1. Capable of absorbing or dissolving to a greater degree; as, an unsaturated solution.

2. (Chem.)

Defn: Capable of taking up, or of uniting with, certain other elements or compounds, without the elimination of any side product; thus, aldehyde, ethylene, and ammonia are unsaturated.

UNSATURATION Un*sat`u*ra"tion, n.

Defn: The quality or state of being unsaturated.

UNSAY Un*say, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + say.]

Defn: To recant or recall, as what has been said; to refract; to take back again; to make as if not said. You can say and unsay things at pleasure. Goldsmith.

UNSCALE Un*scale", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + scale.]