"unequal" meaning in English

See unequal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ʌnˈiːkwəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-unequal.wav Forms: more unequal [comparative], most unequal [superlative]
Rhymes: -iːkwəl Etymology: From Middle English unequale, equivalent to un- + equal. Compare German unegal (“unlevel, uneven”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|unequale}} Middle English unequale, {{af|en|un-|equal|id1=negative}} un- + equal, {{cog|de|unegal|t=unlevel, uneven}} German unegal (“unlevel, uneven”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} unequal (comparative more unequal, superlative most unequal)
  1. Not the same. Synonyms: unequal Translations (not the same): ἄνισος (ánisos) (Ancient Greek), неравен (neraven) (Bulgarian), нееднакъв (neednakǎv) (Bulgarian), desigual (Catalan), 不公平 (bùgōngpíng) (Chinese), nerovný [masculine] (Czech), ongelijk (Dutch), malegala (Esperanto), eri (Finnish), erilainen (Finnish), ungleich (German), diseguale (Italian), inīquus (Latin), impar (Latin), desigual (Portuguese), inegal (Romanian), desigual (Spanish), ditumbas (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-unequal-en-adj-JNsu1BGg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- (negative), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Chinese translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 0 16 4 14 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un- (negative): 30 4 30 12 24 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 52 0 31 2 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 65 0 15 3 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 68 0 15 1 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 43 4 22 16 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 51 2 21 7 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 52 2 24 7 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Chinese translations: 59 0 23 3 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 45 2 27 8 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 55 0 24 4 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 61 0 22 3 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 52 2 22 8 16 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 50 3 26 7 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 54 2 21 7 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 56 0 26 3 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 56 0 26 3 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 46 2 29 6 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 52 2 22 8 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 60 0 23 2 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 54 2 21 7 16 Disambiguation of 'not the same': 94 0 5 1
  2. Out of balance. Translations (out of balance): неуравновесен (neuravnovesen) (Bulgarian), senekvilibra (Esperanto), epätasapainoinen (Finnish), míchothrom (Irish), impari (Italian)
    Sense id: en-unequal-en-adj-2DJj1Exg Disambiguation of 'out of balance': 0 100 0 0
  3. (comparable) Inadequate; insufficiently capable or qualified. Tags: comparable
    Sense id: en-unequal-en-adj-JRktdhe7 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- (negative) Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un- (negative): 30 4 30 12 24
  4. Erratic, inconsistent.
    Sense id: en-unequal-en-adj-W8dCMNhU Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- (negative) Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un- (negative): 30 4 30 12 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: unæqual, unequall [obsolete], unæquall [obsolete, rare], disparate, unequal, uneven Hyponyms: inferior, superior Derived forms: unequal treaty Related terms: overbalanced, unbalanced

Noun

IPA: /ʌnˈiːkwəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-unequal.wav Forms: unequals [plural]
Rhymes: -iːkwəl Etymology: From Middle English unequale, equivalent to un- + equal. Compare German unegal (“unlevel, uneven”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|unequale}} Middle English unequale, {{af|en|un-|equal|id1=negative}} un- + equal, {{cog|de|unegal|t=unlevel, uneven}} German unegal (“unlevel, uneven”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} unequal (plural unequals)
  1. One who is not an equal.
    Sense id: en-unequal-en-noun-YoAKb3J2 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- (negative) Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un- (negative): 30 4 30 12 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: unæqual, unequall [obsolete], unæquall [obsolete, rare]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "not the same",
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      "sense": "not the same",
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      "sense": "not the same",
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      "sense": "not the same",
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "not the same",
      "word": "diseguale"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "not the same",
      "word": "ditumbas"
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      "code": "it",
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