unfallen
lən verb
1.
past participle of fall.
adjective
2.
having dropped or come down from a higher place, from an upright position, or from a higher level, degree, amount, quality, value, number, etc.
3.
on the ground; prostrate; down flat: Exhausted, the racers lay fallen by the road.
4.
degraded or immoral.
5.
(of a woman) having lost her chastity.
6.
overthrown, destroyed, or conquered: a fallen city.
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Unfallen
is always a great word to know.
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| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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un·fall·en, adjective
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| —vb | |
| 1. | the past participle of fall |
| —adj | |
| 2. | having sunk in reputation or honour: a fallen woman |
| 3. | killed in battle with glory: our fallen heroes |
| 4. | defeated |
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Word Origin & History
fallen
c.1400, pp. adj. from fall (v.). Used figuratively for "morally ruined" by 1620s. Meaning "those who have died" attested by 1765. Fallen angel is from 1680s; fallen woman by 1820.
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fall definition
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