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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

uniformly
adverb in a uniform manner; `a uniformly bright surface`

unilateral
unilateralist adjective tracing descent from either the paternal or the maternal line only

unilateral contract
noun a one-sided agreement whereby you promise to do (or refrain from doing) something in return for a performance (not a promise)

unilateral descent
noun line of descent traced through one side of the family

unilateralism
noun the doctrine that nations should conduct their foreign affairs individualistically without the advice or involvement of other nations

unilateralist
noun an advocate of unilateralism

unilaterally
adverb in a unilateral manner; `they worked out an agreement unilaterally`

unimaginably
unthinkably adverb to an unimaginable extent

unimaginative
adjective dealing only with concrete facts

unimaginative
uninspired adjective deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention; `a sterile ideology lacking in originality`; `unimaginative development of a musical theme`; `uninspired writing`

unimaginatively
adverb without imagination; `the stage sets were designed rather unimaginatively`

unimodal
adjective having a single mode

unimpaired
adjective not damaged or diminished in any respect; `his speech remained unimpaired`

unimpassioned
adjective free from emotional appeal; marked by reasonableness; `answered with an unimpassioned defense`; `the unimpassioned intellect`

unimpeachable
adjective beyond doubt or reproach; `an unimpeachable source`

unimpeded
adjective not slowed or prevented; `a time of unimpeded growth`; `an unimpeded sweep of meadows and hills afforded a peaceful setting`

unimportance
noun the quality of not being important or worthy of note

unimportant
adjective not important; `a relatively unimportant feature of the system`; `the question seems unimportant`

unimposing
adjective lacking in impressiveness; `on the whole the results of this system are unimposing`

unimpressed
adjective not moved to serious regard; `trying to appear unimpressed`

unimpressionable
adjective not sensitive or susceptible to impression; `an unimpressionable mind`

unimpressive
adjective not capable of impressing

unimpressively
adverb in an unimpressive manner; `she scored unimpressively low in the first round of the competition`

unimproved
adjective (of land) not cleared of trees and brush; in the wild or natural state; `a farm with 50 acres of unimproved and 68 acres of improved land`; `unimproved woodlands`

unincorporated
adjective not organized and maintained as a legal corporation

unindustrialized
unindustrialised adjective not converted to industrialism

uninebriated
unintoxicated adjective not inebriated

uninfected
clean adjective free from sepsis or infection; `a clean (or uninfected) wound`

uninflected
adjective (of the voice) not inflected; `uninflected words`; `monotonic uninflected speech`

uninfluenced
unswayed adjective not influenced or affected; `stewed in its petty provincialism untouched by the brisk debates that stirred the old world`- V.L.Parrington; `unswayed by personal considerations`

uninfluential
adjective not influential

uninformative
adjective lacking information

uninformatively
uninstructively adverb in an uninformative manner; ``I can`t tell you when the manager will arrive,` he said rather uninformatively`

uninformed
adjective not informed; lacking in knowledge or information; `the uninformed public`

uninhabitable
adjective not fit for habitation

uninhabited
adjective not having inhabitants; not lived in; `an uninhabited island`; `gaping doors of uninhabited houses`

uninhibited
adjective not inhibited or restrained; `uninhibited exuberance`

uninitiate
uninitiated adjective not initiated; deficient in relevant experience; `it seemed a bizarre ceremony to uninitiated western eyes`; `he took part in the experiment as a naive subject`

uninjectable
adjective (used of drugs) not capable of being injected

uninjured
adjective not injured physically or mentally

uninominal
one-member adjective based on the system of having only one member from each district (as of a legislature); `a uninominal electoral system`

uninominal system
uninominal voting system noun based on the principle of having only one member (as of a legislature) selected from each electoral district

uninquiring
uninquisitive adjective not inquiring

uninspired
adjective having no intellectual or emotional or spiritual excitement; `the production was professional but uninspired`

uninspiring
adjective depressing to the spirit; `a villa of uninspiring design`

uninstructed
unenlightened adjective lacking information or instruction; `lamentably unenlightened as to the laws`

uninstructive
adjective failing to instruct

uninsurability
noun the quality of being uninsurable; the conditions under which an insurance company will refuse to issue insurance to an applicant (based on standards set by the insurance company)

uninsurable
adjective not capable of being insured or not eligible to be insured

uninsured
adjective not covered by insurance; `an uninsured motorist`

unintelligent
adjective lacking intelligence; `a dull job with lazy and unintelligent co-workers`

unintelligently
adverb in an unintelligent manner; `he acted rather unintelligently in this crisis`

unintelligibility
noun incomprehensibility as a consequence of being unintelligible

unintelligible
adjective poorly articulated or enunciated, or drowned by noise; `unintelligible speech`

unintelligibly
ununderstandably adverb in an unintelligible manner; `the foreigners spoke unintelligibly`

unintended
adjective not deliberate

unintentional
unplanned adjective not intentional; `an unintended slight`; `an unintentional pun`; `the offense was unintentional`; `an unwitting mistake may be overlooked`

unintentionally
adverb without intention; in an unintentional manner; `she hit him unintentionally`

uninterested
adjective having no care or interest in knowing; `she appeared totally uninterested`

uninteresting
adjective characteristic or suggestive of an institution especially in being uniform or dull or unimaginative; `institutional food`

uninterestingly
adverb in an uninteresting manner

uninterestingness
noun inability to capture or hold one`s interest

uninterrupted
adjective having undisturbed continuity; `a convalescent needs uninterrupted sleep`

uninterrupted
adjective continuing in time or space without interruption; `a continuous rearrangement of electrons in the solar atoms results in the emission of light`- James Jeans; `a continuous bout of illness lasting six months`; `lived in continuous fear`; `a continuous row of warehouses`; `a continuous line has no gaps or breaks in it`; `moving midweek holidays to the nearest Monday or Friday allows uninterrupted work weeks`

uninterruptedly
adverb without interruption; `this pleasant state of affairs had continued peacefully and uninterruptedly for many years`

unintrusive
not intrusive adjective not interfering or meddling

uninucleate
adjective having one nucleus

uninvited
adjective unwelcome and unwanted; `uninvited guests`; `uninvited thoughts`

uninviting
untempting adjective not tempting

uninvolved
adjective not involved; `being uninvolved he remained objective`

Unio
genus Unio noun type genus of the family Unionidae

uniocular dichromat
noun a person who has normal vision in one eye and dichromacy in the other; very rare but very useful for experiments on color vision

Union
Federal adjective being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the American Civil War; `Union soldiers`; `Federal forces`; `a Federal infantryman`

union
trade union noun an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer; `you have to join the union in order to get a job`

Union Army
noun the northern army during the American Civil War

union card
noun a card certifying membership in a labor union

Union Jack
Union flag noun national flag of the United Kingdom

union representative
noun a representative for a labor union

union shop
noun a company allowed to hire nonunion workers on the condition that they will join the union within a specified time

Unionidae
family Unionidae noun freshwater mussels found worldwide

unionism
trade unionism noun the system or principles and theory of labor unions

unionization
unionisation noun act of forming labor unions; `the issue underlying the strike was unionization`

uniovular
uniovulate adjective having a single ovule

uniparous
adjective producing only one offspring at a time

unipolar
adjective having a single pole

unipolar depression
noun a major depressive episode that occurs without the manic phase that occurs in the classic form of bipolar disorder

unique
adjective highly unusual or rare but not the single instance; `spoke with a unique accent`; `had unique ability in raising funds`; `a frankness unique in literature`; `a unique dining experience`

unique(p)
adjective (followed by `to`) applying exclusively to a given category or condition or locality; `a species unique to Australia`

uniquely
unambiguously adverb so as to be unique; `he could determine uniquely the properties of the compound`

uniqueness
noun the quality of being one of a kind; `that singularity distinguished him from all his companions`

unironed
adjective (of linens or clothes) not ironed; `a pile of unironed laundry`; `wore unironed jeans`

unisex
adjective not distinguished on the basis of sex

unisexual
adjective relating to only one sex or having only one type of sexual organ; not hermaphroditic

unison
noun corresponding exactly; `marching in unison`

unit
social unit noun an organization regarded as part of a larger social group; `the coach said the offensive unit did a good job`; `after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit`

unit cell
noun the smallest group of atoms or molecules whose repetition at regular intervals in three dimensions produces the lattices of a crystal

unit character
noun (genetics) a character inherited on an all-or-none basis and dependent on the presence of a single gene

unit cost
noun calculated cost for a given unit of a product

unit investment trust
unit trust noun a regulated investment company consisting of professional managers who issue redeemable securities representing a portfolio of many different securities; `you can invest in a unit investment trust for as little as $1000`

unit of ammunition
one shot noun a charge of ammunition for a single shot