unharness

un·har·ness

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uhn-hahr-nis]
- /ʌnˈhɑr nɪs/
- /ˈʌnˈhɑːnɪs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhn-hahr-nis]
- /ʌnˈhɑr nɪs/

Definitions of unharness word

verb with object unharness to strip of harness; detach the harness from (a horse, mule, etc.). 1
verb with object unharness to divest of armor, as a knight or warhorse. 1
verb unharness to remove the harness from (a horse, etc) 0
verb unharness to remove the armour from 0
verb transitive unharness to remove the armor from (a knight, etc.) 0
verb transitive unharness to remove the harness or gear from 0

See all 6 definitions of unharness

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Origin of unharness

First appearance:

before 1400

One of the 24% oldest English words

First recorded in 1400-50, unharness is from the Middle English word onharnesen. See un-2, harness

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Parts of speech for Unharness

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Unharness

unharness popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

unharness usage trend in Literature

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Antonyms for unharness

verb unharness

cinched — a strong girth used on stock saddles, having a ring at each end to which a strap running from the saddle is secured.
cinching — a strong girth used on stock saddles, having a ring at each end to which a strap running from the saddle is secured.
harness — the combination of straps, bands, and other parts forming the working gear of a draft animal. Compare yoke1 (def 1).

All 3 Antonyms of unharness