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- [wed]
- /wɛd/
- /ʌn.ˈwed/
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- [wed]
- /wɛd/
Definitions of unwed word
- verb with object unwed to marry (another person) in a formal ceremony. 1
- verb with object unwed to unite (a couple) in marriage or wedlock; marry. 1
- verb with object unwed to bind by close or lasting ties; attach firmly: She wedded herself to the cause of the poor. 1
- verb with object unwed to blend together or unite inseparably: a novel that weds style and content perfectly. 1
- verb without object unwed to contract marriage; marry. 1
- verb without object unwed to become united or to blend: a building that will wed with the landscape. 1
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Origin of unwed
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English wedde, Old English weddian to pledge; cognate with German wetten to bet, Old Norse vethja to pledge
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Parts of speech for Unwed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unwed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% 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.
unwed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for unwed
adj unwed
- chaste — If you describe a person or their behaviour as chaste, you mean that they do not have sex with anyone, or they only have sex with their husband or wife.
- footloose and fancy-free — If you describe someone as footloose and fancy-free, you mean that they are not married or in a similar relationship, and you therefore consider them to have very few responsibilities or commitments.
- intemerate — inviolate; undefiled; unsullied; pure.
- monogamous — practicing or advocating monogamy.
adjective unwed
- bachelor — A bachelor is a man who has never married.
- husbandless — Without a husband.
- loner — a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others: He was always a loner—no one knew him well.
- widowed — a woman who has lost her spouse by death and has not remarried.
- wifeless — Having no wife; unmarried or celibate.
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