unbroken en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ʌnˈbɹoʊkn̩/ (General-American)
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- /ʌnˈbɹəʊkn̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle English unbroken, from Old English unġebrocen (“unbroken”), equivalent to un- + broken. Cognate with Dutch ongebroken (“unbroken”), German Low German unbroken (“unbroken”), German ungebrochen (“unbroken”).
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Whole, not divided into parts.
A considerable amount of unbroken stone is brought down to Ravenglass and used locally.
1951 June, “Notes and News: The Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 423:After the vase had fallen down the flight of stairs we were amazed to find it still unbroken.
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(not-comparable) Of a horse, not tamed.
There is something majestic about the spirit of an unbroken mustang as it runs wild across the prairie.
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(not-comparable) Continuous, without interruption.
The climb out of Aberdeen is a most forbidding proposition to an engine starting cold; it is quite unbroken for 7 miles up the cliffs to milepost 234.
1950 January, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 14:The team's unbroken winning streak was a record.
Antonyms
broken (whole) · shatter (whole) · smash (whole) · tamed (describing a horse) · split (whole) · broken · tame (describing a horse) · interrupt · domesticated (describing a horse)
Deriveds
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Synonyms
whole (whole, not divided into parts) · uninterrupted · entire (whole, not divided into parts) · untamed (describing a horse) · in one piece (whole, not divided into parts) · wild (describing a horse) · undivided (whole, not divided into parts) · complete (whole, not divided into parts) · continuous
Translations (28)
mi motukore (whole, not divided into parts) · la irruptus (whole, not divided into parts) · it continuo (continuous, without interruption) · ru необъе́зженный (of a horse, that has not been tamed) · it intero (whole, not divided into parts) · fr entier (whole, not divided into parts) · mi tāhuhu (continuous, without interruption) · hu töretlen (continuous, without interruption) · fr continu (continuous, without interruption) · bg непрекъснат (continuous, without interruption) · pt contínuo (continuous, without interruption) · fr ininterrompu (continuous, without interruption) · sa अक्षत (whole, not divided into parts) · grc ἄθραυστος (whole, not divided into parts) · grc ἄκλαστος (whole, not divided into parts) · el αθρυμμάτιστος (whole, not divided into parts) · eo nerompita (continuous, without interruption) · ga neamhcheansaithe (of a horse, that has not been tamed) · grc ἄκλαστος (continuous, without interruption) · hi अनटूटा (whole, not divided into parts) · bg цял (whole, not divided into parts) · grc ἀρραγής (whole, not divided into parts) · nl heel (whole, not divided into parts) · ca sencer (whole, not divided into parts) · ca continu (continuous, without interruption) · it ininterrotto (continuous, without interruption) · grc ἄρρηκτος (whole, not divided into parts) · bg необязден (of a horse, that has not been tamed)