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Definition of unspoken - 5 dictionary results

un⋅spo⋅ken

  [uhn-spoh-kuhn]
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–adjective
1. implied or understood without being spoken or uttered.
2. not addressed (usually fol. by to).
3. not talking; silent.
Origin:
1325–75; ME unspokyn. See un- 1 , spoken

un⋅speak

  [uhn-speek]
–verb (used with object), -spoke, -spo⋅ken, -speak⋅ing. Obsolete.
to recant; unsay.
Origin:
1595–1605; un- 2 + speak
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un·speak   (ŭn-spēk')   
tr.v.   un·spoke (-spōk'), un·spo·ken (-spō'kən), un·speak·ing, un·speaks Obsolete
To retract (something spoken); unsay.
un·spo·ken   (ŭn-spō'kən)   
v.  Past participle of unspeak.
adj.  

  1. Not uttered or expressed: bristling with unspoken resentment.

  2. Understood without the need for words: an unspoken pact.

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Word Origin & History

unspoken 
1375, from un- (1) "not" + pp. of speak. Cf. M.Du. ongesproken, M.L.G. ungesproken.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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