"unwritten" meaning in English

See unwritten in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Middle English unwriten, from Old English unwriten, unġewriten (“unwritten”), equivalent to un- + written. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|unwriten}} Middle English unwriten, {{inh|en|ang|unwriten}} Old English unwriten, {{af|en|un-|written|id1=negative}} un- + written Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} unwritten (not comparable)
  1. Not written. Tags: not-comparable Translations (not written): ἄγραφος (ágraphos) (Ancient Greek), নিলিখা (nilikha) (Assamese), লিখা নথকা (likha nothoka) (Assamese), 不成文的 (bùchéngwén de) (Chinese Mandarin), nepsaný [masculine] (Czech), ongeschreven (Dutch), kirjoittamaton (Finnish), inécrit (French), ungeschrieben (German), άγραφος (ágrafos) (Greek), 書かれていない (kakareteinai) (Japanese), 白紙の (hakushi no) (Japanese), inscriptus (Latin), непишан (nepišan) (Macedonian), gyn screeu (Manx), uskreven (Norwegian), непи́саный (nepísanyj) (Russian), нѐпӣса̄н [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), nèpīsān [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-unwritten-en-adj-c2kRrN5p Categories (other): English adjectives ending in -en, 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 Assamese translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations Disambiguation of English adjectives ending in -en: 33 23 13 9 21 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 27 4 3 27 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un- (negative): 28 14 19 15 25 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 37 18 6 6 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 31 5 4 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 27 3 2 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 40 19 10 9 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Assamese translations: 50 19 8 7 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 49 18 9 7 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 49 14 7 7 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 50 17 8 7 17 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 49 16 7 6 21 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 48 16 8 8 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 42 12 7 6 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 42 14 8 6 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 52 15 5 5 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 54 15 5 5 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 50 17 8 7 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 45 15 8 7 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 50 19 8 7 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 50 17 8 7 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 50 19 8 7 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 54 15 5 5 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 50 19 8 7 16 Disambiguation of 'not written': 84 2 13 1
  2. Oral or otherwise communicated without writing. Tags: not-comparable Translations (communicated without writing): άγραφος (ágrafos) (Greek), beill (Manx), beeal (Manx), у́стный (ústnyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-unwritten-en-adj-IJ-Nabk6 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- (negative), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un- (negative): 28 14 19 15 25 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 37 18 6 6 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 31 5 4 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 42 12 7 6 34 Disambiguation of 'communicated without writing': 7 80 2 11
  3. Implicit or understood but not formally articulated. Tags: not-comparable Translations (implicit or understood but not formally articulated): kirjoittamaton (Finnish), julkilausumaton (Finnish), implisiittinen (Finnish), άγραφος (ágrafos) (Greek), consuetudinário (Portuguese), непи́саный (nepísanyj) (Russian), негла́сный (neglásnyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-unwritten-en-adj-89rsB~pZ Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- (negative) Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un- (negative): 28 14 19 15 25 Disambiguation of 'implicit or understood but not formally articulated': 11 1 88 1
  4. Containing no writing; blank. Tags: not-comparable Translations (containing no writing; blank): kirjoittamaton (Finnish), tyhjä (Finnish), άγραφος (ágrafos) (Greek), írástalan (Hungarian), üres (Hungarian), чи́стый (čístyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-unwritten-en-adj-G6rAr4~O Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- (negative) Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un- (negative): 28 14 19 15 25 Disambiguation of 'containing no writing; blank': 1 4 1 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: unwritten rule

Verb

Etymology: From Middle English unwriten, from Old English unwriten, unġewriten (“unwritten”), equivalent to un- + written. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|unwriten}} Middle English unwriten, {{inh|en|ang|unwriten}} Old English unwriten, {{af|en|un-|written|id1=negative}} un- + written Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} unwritten
  1. past participle of unwrite Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: unwrite Related terms: unwrittenness, written, de facto, oral
    Sense id: en-unwritten-en-verb-XX6H86Dc Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- (negative), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un- (negative): 28 14 19 15 25 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 37 18 6 6 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 31 5 4 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 42 12 7 6 34
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          "text": "The most important rule is unwritten but not unspoken. It is the rule of pronounceability. Sure, xzyqt looks grand, but how do you say it?",
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          "code": "as",
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          "sense": "not written",
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          "sense": "not written",
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          "_dis1": "84 2 13 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "not written",
          "word": "ungeschrieben"
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          "_dis1": "84 2 13 1",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "ágrafos",
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          "_dis1": "84 2 13 1",
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          "sense": "not written",
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          "_dis1": "84 2 13 1",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
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          "word": "inscriptus"
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          "_dis1": "84 2 13 1",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
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          "_dis1": "84 2 13 1",
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          "word": "kirjoittamaton"
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          "word": "julkilausumaton"
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          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "ágrafos",
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          "word": "consuetudinário"
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          "roman": "neglásnyj",
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          "ref": "2002 August 25, Erin McKean, “THE WAY WE LIVE NOW: 8-25-02: ON LANGUAGE; Neologist”, in The New York Times:",
          "text": "The most important rule is unwritten but not unspoken. It is the rule of pronounceability. Sure, xzyqt looks grand, but how do you say it?",
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          "text": "unwritten paper"
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      "code": "as",
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      "roman": "nilikha",
      "sense": "not written",
      "word": "নিলিখা"
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      "code": "as",
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      "roman": "likha nothoka",
      "sense": "not written",
      "word": "লিখা নথকা"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bùchéngwén de",
      "sense": "not written",
      "word": "不成文的"
    },
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
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      "word": "nepsaný"
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    {
      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "not written",
      "word": "ongeschreven"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "not written",
      "word": "kirjoittamaton"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "not written",
      "word": "inécrit"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "not written",
      "word": "ungeschrieben"
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    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ágrafos",
      "sense": "not written",
      "word": "άγραφος"
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      "word": "ἄγραφος"
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      "code": "ja",
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      "roman": "kakareteinai",
      "sense": "not written",
      "word": "書かれていない"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hakushi no",
      "sense": "not written",
      "word": "白紙の"
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      "code": "la",
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      "word": "inscriptus"
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      "code": "el",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "code": "el",
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
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      "word": "consuetudinário"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
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      "word": "непи́саный"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "word": "негла́сный"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "code": "el",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "containing no writing; blank",
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "čístyj",
      "sense": "containing no writing; blank",
      "word": "чи́стый"
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}

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