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unconditional en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˌʌnkənˈdɪʃənəl/ (US)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English conditional English unconditional From un- + conditional.

Meanings

  1. Absolute; without conditions, limitations, reservations or qualifications.
    • We demand your unconditional surrender.
    • So that there can be no possible misunderstanding, both Germany and Japan can be certain beyond any shadow of a doubt that America will continue to fight for freedom until no vestige of resistance remains. Our demand has been and it remains unconditional surrender. 1945 April 16, Harry S. Truman, 10:06 from the start, in MP72-20 President Roosevelt’s Funeral and Procession; Truman – New President of U.S., Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives Identifier: 595162:

Forms

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more unconditional Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most unconditional Degree=Sup lexicographic
inconditional alternative, obsolete lexicographic

Antonyms

conditional

Deriveds

unconditional love · unconditional surrender · unconditionally · unconditionality · unconditionalness · unconditional election · conditional unconditional

Synonyms

categorical · absolute

Translations (50)

fa بی قید و شرط (without conditions) · ru безусло́вный (without conditions) · kmr bêqeyd û şert (without conditions) · ka უპირობო (without conditions) · de bedingungslos (without conditions) · ga gan choinníoll (without conditions) · el ανεπιφύλακτος (without conditions) · pt incondicional (without conditions) · gl incondicional (without conditions) · cs bezpodmínečný (without conditions) · vi không điều kiện (without conditions) · fi ehdoton (without conditions) · bg безусловен (without conditions) · sv ovillkorlig (without conditions) · cmn 無條件的 /无条件的 (without conditions) · es incondicional (without conditions) · mi herekore (without conditions) · ru безогово́рочный (without conditions) · hu feltétel nélküli (without conditions) · ja 無条件の (without conditions) · tr koşulsuz (without conditions) · eo nekondiĉa (without conditions) · uk безумо́вний (without conditions) · pl bezwarunkowy (without conditions) · be безагаворачны (without conditions) · ga neamhchoinníollach (without conditions) · hu feltétlen (without conditions) · nl onvoorwaardelijk (without conditions) · kk сөзсіз (without conditions) · sv villkorslös (without conditions) · mi korehere (without conditions) · ga gan chomhla (without conditions) · mk безу́словен (without conditions) · kmr bêşert û merc (without conditions) · tr şartsız (without conditions) · da ubetinget (without conditions) · pl bezwzględny (without conditions) · ca incondicional (without conditions) · el άνευ όρων (without conditions) · ar غَيْر مَشْرُوط (without conditions) · et vastuvaidlematu (without conditions) · el χωρίς όρους (without conditions) · et tingimusteta (without conditions) · da betingelsesløs (without conditions) · uk беззастере́жний (without conditions) · ga gan chuntar (without conditions) · it incondizionato (without conditions) · ro necondiționat (without conditions) · be безумоўны (without conditions) · fr inconditionnel (without conditions)

unconditional en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌʌnkənˈdɪʃənəl/ (US)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English conditional English unconditional From un- + conditional.

Meanings

  1. That which is not conditional.
    • The me, the world, and God, are the three unconditionals, the three absolutes […] 1854, Victor Cousin, A. G. Henderson, The Philosophy of Kant: Lectures, page 90:
  2. A conditional-like structure expressing that the consequent holds true regardless of the particular value of the antecedent.

Forms

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unconditionals Number=Plur lexicographic
inconditional alternative, obsolete lexicographic