English words starting with un

Meanings of Un:

contraction

One.

Usage examples:

A good 'un

prefix

(added to adjectives, participles, and their derivatives) denoting the absence of a quality or state; not.

Usage examples:

Unabashed

abbreviation

United nations.

Meanings of Una:

abbreviation

United nations association.

Meanings of Unabashedly:

adverb

Without embarrassment or shame.

Usage examples:

He was staring unabashedly at her

Meanings of Unabated:

adjective

Without any reduction in intensity or strength.

Usage examples:

The storm was raging unabated

Meanings of Unabating:

adjective

Not weakening or losing intensity.

Usage examples:

The battle raged with unabating fury

Meanings of Unable:

adjective

Lacking the skill, means, or opportunity to do something.

Usage examples:

She was unable to conceal her surprise

Meanings of Unable-to:

adjective

Not able

Usage examples:

I was unable to find a pay phone.

Meanings of Unabridged:

adjective

(of a text) not cut or shortened; complete.

Usage examples:

An unabridged edition

Meanings of Unabsorbed:

adjective

Not taken in or soaked up; not absorbed.

Usage examples:

Unabsorbed nutrients

Meanings of Unabsorbent:

adjective

Not able to take liquid in through the surface and hold it

Usage examples:

The soil was very dry but unabsorbent., the map was printed on smooth, unabsorbent paper.

Meanings of Unacademic:

adjective

Not adopting or characteristic of a scholarly approach or language.

Usage examples:

His language was refreshingly unacademic

Meanings of Unaccented:

adjective

Not spoken with or characterized by a particular accent.

Usage examples:

His english is fluent and unaccented

Meanings of Unacceptable:

adjective

Not satisfactory or allowable.

Usage examples:

Unacceptable behaviour

Meanings of Unacceptably:

adverb

In a manner that is not satisfactory or allowable.

Usage examples:

Stop the bus if anyone is behaving unacceptably

Meanings of Unaccepted:

adjective

Not made welcome as a member of a group

Usage examples:

He was unloved and unaccepted by his family., she sometimes felt unaccepted as a teenager., the inv…

Meanings of Unacclimated:

adjective

→  unacclimatized

Usage examples:

The unacclimated troops were gasping for breath., denver's thin air can make unacclimated tourists …

Meanings of Unacclimatised:

adjective

Not having changed to suit different conditions of life, weather, etc.

Usage examples:

We were unacclimatized to the tropical heat., the soliders had only just arrived in the region and …

Meanings of Unacclimatized:

adjective

Not having changed to suit different conditions of life, weather, etc.

Usage examples:

We were unacclimatized to the tropical heat., the soliders had only just arrived in the region and …

Meanings of Unaccommodating:

adjective

Not fitting in with the wishes or demands of others; unhelpful.

Usage examples:

That harsh, unaccommodating man had clearly loved his father

Meanings of Unaccommodatingness:

adjective

Not fitting in with the wishes or demands of others; unhelpful.

Usage examples:

That harsh, unaccommodating man had clearly loved his father

Meanings of Unaccompanied:

adjective

Having no companion or escort.

Usage examples:

No unaccompanied children allowed

Meanings of Unaccomplished:

adjective

Showing little skill.

Usage examples:

An unaccomplished poet

Meanings of Unaccountable:

adjective

Unable to be explained.

Usage examples:

A strange and unaccountable fact

Meanings of Unaccountably:

adverb

In a way that cannot be explained or understood

Usage examples:

I felt unaccountably happy this morning., unaccountably, the lawyer never called this supposed witn…

Meanings of Unaccounted:

adjective

Not included in (an account or calculation) through being lost or disregarded.

Usage examples:

A substantial amount of money is unaccounted for