unbound en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ʌnˈbaʊnd/
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Not bound. ▸ Not obligated.
Near-synonyms: unconstrained, unrestrained, unencumbered; unfettered, fetterless
The terms of the contract inadvertently left certain unbound aspects to subjective interpretation.
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(not-comparable) Not bound. ▸ Not tied up.
The hostages' hands were left unbound.
Near-synonyms: unfettered, fetterless, unrestrained, unchained, unshackled, shackleless, unmanacled, unhandcuffed
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(not-comparable, of a book or document) Not bound. ▸ Without a binding.
Beneath an old ebony table were two long carved oak chests. I lifted the lid of one, and at the top was a once-white surplice covered with dust, and beneath was a mass of tracts — Commonwealth Quartos, unbound — a prey to worms and decay.
1880, William Blades, The Enemies of Books, page 40:an unbound book
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(not-comparable, of an atomic nucleus, qualifier:nuclear physics) Not bound. ▸ Lying beyond the proton or neutron drip line; having a negative particle separation energy; capable of decaying by the spontaneous exothermic emission of one or more nucleons.
Helium-2 is unbound, as it is energetically favorable for it to split into two separate protons.
Deriveds
Synonyms
unencumbered · unrestrained · unshackled · unfettered · unmanacled · unrestrained · unchained · unconstrained · unfettered · unhandcuffed · fetterless · shackleless · fetterless
Translations (9)
io nebindita (without a binding) · bg неподвързан (without a binding) · la solūtus (not bound or tied up) · sv obunden (not bound or tied up) · bg свободен (not bound or tied up) · sa अदिति (not bound or tied up) · io broshita (without a binding) · bg несвързан (not bound or tied up) · de ungebunden (not bound or tied up)