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unmanned

un·manned
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uhn-mand]
    • /ʌnˈmænd/
    • /ʌnˈmænd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhn-mand]
    • /ʌnˈmænd/

Definitions of unmanned word

  • adjective unmanned without the physical presence of people in control: an unmanned spacecraft. 1
  • adjective unmanned Falconry. (of a captured hawk) untrained for hunting with a master; unmade. 1
  • verb with object unmanned to deprive of courage or fortitude; break down the manly spirit of: Constant conflict finally unmanned him. 1
  • verb with object unmanned to deprive of virility; emasculate; castrate. 1
  • adjective unmanned spacecraft, etc.: without a crew 1
  • adjective unmanned post, etc.: not staffed 1
See all 14 definitions of unmanned

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Origin of unmanned

First appearance:

before 1535
One of the 29% oldest English words
First recorded in 1535-45; un-1 + manned

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Parts of speech for Unmanned

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Unmanned

unmanned popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for unmanned

adj unmanned

  • castrated — to remove the testes of; emasculate; geld.

adjective unmanned

  • desexed — Simple past tense and past participle of desex.
  • emasculate — Make (a person, idea, or piece of legislation) weaker or less effective.

verb unmanned

  • gelded — to castrate (an animal, especially a horse).
All 4 Synonyms of unmanned

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Related words

  • drone

    Music. a continuous low tone produced by the bass pipes or bass strings of musical instruments. the pipes (especially of the bagpipe) or strings producing this tone. a bagpipe equipped with such pipes.

  • unman

    to deprive of courage or fortitude; break down the manly spirit of: Constant conflict finally unmanned him.

  • pathfinder

    a historical novel (1840) by James Fenimore Cooper.

  • space probe

    Aerospace. an unmanned spacecraft designed to explore the solar system and transmit data back to earth.

  • spaceflight

    the flying of manned or unmanned spacecraft into or in outer space.

  • unmade

    not made.
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