English-Thai Dictionary

un-

PRF กลับ  klab

 

un-

PRF ไม่  mai

 

un-

PRF ไม่มี  mai-mee

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

UN-

Un-. Etym: [OE. un-, on-, the unaccented form of the accented prefix and- (cf. Answer ); akin to D. ont-, G. ent-, OHG. int-, Goth. and-. See Anti-. ]

 

Defn: An inseparable verbal prefix or particle. It is prefixed: (a ) To verbs to express the contrary, and not the simple negative, of the action of the verb to which it is prefixed; as in uncoil, undo, unfold. (b ) To nouns to form verbs expressing privation of the thing, quality, or state expressed by the noun, or separation from it; as in unchild, unsex. Sometimes particles and participial adjectives formed with this prefix coincide in form with compounds of the negative prefix un- (see 2d Un- ); as in undone (from undo ), meaning unfastened, ruined; and undone (from 2d un- and done ) meaning not done, not finished. Un- is sometimes used with an intensive force merely; as in unloose.

 

Note: Compounds of this prefix are given in full in their proper order in the Vocabulary.

 

UN-

Un-. Etym: [OE. & AS. un-; akin to OFries. un-, D. on-, OS. , OHG. , &G. un-, Icel. o-, u-, Sw. o-, Dan. u-, W. an-, L. in-, Gr. an-, a-. *193. Cf. A- not In- not, No, adv. ]

 

Defn: An inseparable prefix, or particle, signifying not; in-; non-. In- is prefixed mostly to words of Latin origin, or else to words formed by Latin suffixes; un- is of much wider application, and is attached at will to almost any adjective, or participle used adjectively, or adverb, from which it may be desired to form a corresponding negative adjective or adverb, and is also, but less freely, prefixed to nouns. Un- sometimes has merely an intensive force; as in unmerciless, unremorseless. I.

 

Defn: Un- is prefixed to adjectives, or to words used adjectively. Specifically: -- (a ) To adjectives, to denote the absence of the quality designated by the adjective; as, ------ and the like.

 

(b ) To past particles, or to adjectives formed after the analogy of past particles, to indicate the absence of the condition or state expressed by them; as, -Unabolishable Unabsolvable Unabsurd Unabundant Unaccordant Unadoptable Unadventurous Unaffable Unaffectionate Unafraid Unalliable Unallowablew Unalterable Unambiguous Unambitious Unamendable Un-American Unamusive Unangular Unanxious Unapocryphal Unapostolic Unapparent Unappeasable Unapplausive Unappreciable Unapprehensible Unapprehensive Unapproachable Unartificial Unartistic Unassailable Unattainable Unattentive Unauthentic Unavailable Unbailable Unbearable Unbeautiful Unbeliefful Unbelievable Unbeneficial Unbenevolent Unblamable Unblemishable Unblissful Unboastful Unbold Unbookish Unbounteous Unbribable Unbrotherly Unburdensome Unbusinesslike Unbusy Uncandid Uncanonical Uncaptious Uncareful Uncelestial Unceremonious Unchallengeable Unchangeable Unchary Unchastisable Uncheerful

 

---- and the like.

 

(c ) To present particles which come from intransitive verbs, or are themselves employed as adjectives, to mark the absence of the activity, disposition, or condition implied by the participle; as, -- --- and the like.

 

Note: The above classes of words are unlimited in extent, and such compounds may be formed by any writer or speaker at will from almost all the adjectives or participles in the language, excepting those which have a recognized and usual negative correspondent with the prefix -in. No attempt will be made, therefore, to define them all in this Dictionary; many will be omitted from its Vocabulary which are negations of the simple word, and are readily explained by prefixing a not to the latter. Derivatives of these words in -ly and -ness will also, for the most part, be omitted for the same or similar reasons. There will be inserted as separate articles with definitions, the following: --1. Those which have acquired an opposed or contrary, instead of a merely negative, meaning; as, unfriendly, ungraceful, unpalatable, unquiet, and the like; or else an intensive sense more than a prefixed not would express; as, unending, unparalleled, undisciplined, undoubted, unsafe, and the like. 2. Those which have the value of independent words, inasmuch as the simple words are either not used at all, or are rarely, or at least much less frequently, used; as, unavoidable, unconscionable, undeniable, unspeakable, unprecedented, unruly, and the like; or inasmuch as they are used in a different sense from the usual meaning of the primitive, or especially in one of the significations of the latter; as, unaccountable, unalloyed, unbelieving, unpretending, unreserved, and the like; or inasmuch as they are so frequently and familiarly used that they are hardly felt to be of negative origin; as, uncertain, uneven, and the like. 3. Those which are anomalous, provincial, or, for some other reason, not desirable to be used, and are so indicated; as, unpure for impure, unsatisfaction for dissatisfaction, unexpressible for inexpressible, and the like. II.

 

Defn: Un- is prefixed to nouns to express the absence of, or the contrary of, that which the noun signifies; as, unbelief, unfaith, unhealth, unrest, untruth, and the like.

 

Note: Compounds of this last class are given in full in their proper order in the Vocabulary.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

un-

un- 1 |ʌn | ▶prefix 1 (added to adjectives, participles, and their derivatives ) denoting the absence of a quality or state; not: unabashed | unacademic | unrepeatable. • the reverse of (usually with an implication of approval or disapproval, or with another special connotation ): unselfish | unprepossessing | unworldly. 2 (added to nouns ) a lack of: unrest | untruth. ORIGIN Old English, of Germanic origin; from an Indo-European root shared by Latin in- and Greek a- . usage: The prefixes un- and non- both mean ‘lacking ’ or ‘not, ’ but there is a distinction in terms of perspective. The prefix un- tends to be stronger and less neutral than non-. Consider, for example, the differences between unacademic and nonacademic, as in his language was refreshingly unacademic; a nonacademic life suits him.

 

un-

un- 2 |ʌn | ▶prefix [ added to verbs: ] 1 denoting the reversal or cancellation of an action or state: untie | unsettle. 2 denoting deprivation, separation, or reduction to a lesser state: unmask | unman. • denoting release: unburden | unhand. ORIGIN Old English un-, on-, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ont- and German ent- .

 

Oxford Dictionary

un-

un- 1 |ʌn | ▶prefix 1 (added to adjectives, participles, and their derivatives ) denoting the absence of a quality or state; not: unabashed | unacademic | unrepeatable. • the reverse of (usually with an implication of approval or disapproval, or with another special connotation ): unselfish | unprepossessing | unworldly. 2 (added to nouns ) a lack of: unrest | untruth. ORIGIN Old English, of Germanic origin; from an Indo-European root shared by Latin in- and Greek a- . usage: The prefixes un- and non- both mean ‘not ’, but there is often a distinction in terms of emphasis. un- tends to be stronger and less neutral than non-: consider the differences between unacademic and non-academic, for example ( his language was refreshingly unacademic; a non-academic life suits him ).

 

un-

un- 2 |ʌn | ▶prefix added to verbs: 1 denoting the reversal or cancellation of an action or state: untie | unsettle. 2 denoting deprivation, separation, or reduction to a lesser state: unmask | unman. • denoting release: unburden | unhand. ORIGIN Old English un-, on-, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ont- and German ent- .

 

Duden Dictionary

un-

un- Präfix mittelhochdeutsch, althochdeutsch un- verneint in Bildungen mit Adjektiven und Partizipien deren Bedeutung unaggressiv, unattraktiv, unfest, unverkrampft

 

Un-

Un- Präfix 1 drückt in Bildungen mit Substantiven eine Verneinung aus Unruhe, Unvermögen 2 drückt in Bildungen mit Substantiven aus, dass eine Person oder Sache nicht [mehr ] jemand, etwas ist, dass man die Person oder Sache nicht [mehr ] als jemanden, etwas bezeichnen kann Unkünstler, Unleben, Untext 3 kennzeichnet in Bildungen mit Substantiven etwas als schlecht, schlimm, falsch, verkehrt Unding, Ungeist 4 meist emotional drückt in Bildungen mit Mengenbezeichnungen eine Verstärkung aus sehr groß, stark Unmenge, Unsumme

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

un-

un- /ʌn, ʌ̀n, ʌ́n /接頭辞 1 〖形容詞 分詞 , その派生語, 一部の 名詞 に付けて 〗…で [が ]ない, …の反対の ▸ un fair 不公平な 2 〖動詞 に付けて 〗反対の動作を示す ▸ un dress 服を脱ぐ 3 〖名詞 に付けて 〗「名詞 が表す物 性質 状態を取り除く 」の意味の 動詞 を作る ▸ un hand …から手を放す 語法 un-とin -, non- 1 un-とin -2 の両方の接頭辞を伴う派生語の場合, un-は 「無関係 」, in- 2 は 「非難 」を表すことがある. たとえばunmoral 「道徳と無関係な 」に対して, immoral 「道徳に反する 」. ところが, un-とnon -の両方の接頭辞を伴う派生語では, un-が 「非難 」, non-は単なる 「否定 」を表す. unacademic 「学究的でない 」に対して, non-academic 「学問とは縁のない 」の意 .2 解釈があいまいな場合があるがその際には文脈で判断する ▸ untied 「まだ結ばれていない 」と 「ほどかれた 」.