Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Not uttered or expressed.
- adjective Understood without the need for words.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not spoken or uttered; hence, unconfessed.
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- adjective Not
spoken ; notsaid . - adjective Not formally
articulated orstated ;implicit orunderstood . - verb Past participle of
unspeak
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective expressed without speech
- adjective not made explicit
Etymologies
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Examples
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Always there was a hollow aching inside me, and always I woke with her name unspoken on my lips.
Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series Cassandra Clare 2009
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Always there was a hollow aching inside me, and always I woke with her name unspoken on my lips.
The Mortal Instruments: Book One: City of Bones Cassandra Clare 2007
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Of course, a big part of Paquette's essay is a certain unspoken doctrine -- the doctrine that all Christian doctrine must derive directly from the Bible.
Archive 2009-07-01 2009
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There is an understanding that a massive element of any conversation on the topic will remain unspoken, for reasons (essentially) of good taste and tact.
Abortion and euthanasia: was Virginia Ironside right? Zoe Williams 2010
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Of course, a big part of Paquette's essay is a certain unspoken doctrine -- the doctrine that all Christian doctrine must derive directly from the Bible.
Now That's Steamy 2009
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Clinton said she will do everything in her power to help a Democrat win but unspoken is that she expects that to be her.
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Although things often remain unspoken, you can see them moving between the lines, coming to life, gaining shape.
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I remember when I was a kid, parents used to stand around and chat about kids, but seldom held their breaths in unspoken tension if one raised their hand to another.
Little Boys Being "Feminized"? « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2008
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What goes unspoken is how similar these two groups appear to be, at a deeper, emotional level.
18 Non-Fiction Essays by Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers 2008
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Like genre t.v., genre fiction by definition follows certain unspoken rules that dictate the setting.
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » The Storytelling Magic of Project Runway 2006
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