Related Searches
Nearby Words
Synonyms

unbroken

 [uhn-broh-kuhn]   Origin

un·bro·ken

   [uhn-broh-kuhn]
adjective
1.
not broken; whole; intact.
2.
uninterrupted; continuous.
3.
not tamed, as a horse.
4.
undisturbed; unimpaired.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English; see un-1, broken

Related forms
un·bro·ken·ly, adverb
un·bro·ken·ness, noun

Synonyms
1. complete, entire.

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To unbroken

:10

:09

:08

:07

:06

:05

:04

:03

:02

:01

Unbroken is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
LEARN MORE UNUSUAL WORDS WITH WORD DYNAMO...
Collins
World English Dictionary
unbroken (ʌnˈbrəʊkən)
 
—adj
1.  complete or whole
2.  continuous or incessant
3.  undaunted in spirit
4.  (of animals, esp horses) not tamed; wild
5.  not disturbed or upset: the unbroken silence of the afternoon
6.  (of a record, esp at sport) not improved upon
7.  (of a contract, law, etc) not broken or infringed
 
un'brokenly
 
—adv
 
un'brokenness
 
—n

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History

unbroken
c.1300, in ref. to vows or compacts, from un- (1) "not" + pp. of break. Attested from 1495 in ref. to material things; 1513 in ref. to courage, spirit, etc.; 1538 in ref. to horses; 1561 in ref. to the flow of time.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Partners:WordBloglinesCitysearchThe Daily BeastAsk AnswersAsk KidsLife123SendoriThesaurus
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
About Privacy Policy Terms of Use API Careers Advertise with Us Contact Us Help
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT
How many words do you know? FIND OUT