unequal en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ʌnˈiːkwəl/
Etymology
From Middle English unequale, equivalent to un- + equal. Compare German unegal (“unlevel, uneven”).
Meanings
- Not the same.
- Out of balance.
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(comparable) Inadequate; insufficiently capable or qualified.
unequal to the task
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Erratic, inconsistent.
Her manner to Francesca was very unequal. Sometimes it had all the frankness of their early intimacy; at other times it was forbidding, and even petulant.
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter I, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 1:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most unequal | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| unæquall | alternative, obsolete, rare | lexicographic | |
| unequall | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| unæqual | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| more unequal | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
unequally · unequalness · unequal treaty · subunequal
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Translations (23)
ga míchothrom (out of balance) · nl ongelijk (not the same) · bg неравен (not the same) · tl ditumbas (not the same) · ca desigual (not the same) · eo senekvilibra (out of balance) · es desigual (not the same) · bg неуравновесен (out of balance) · la inīquus (not the same) · grc ἄνισος (not the same) · zh 不公平 (not the same) · la impar (not the same) · de ungleich (not the same) · eo malegala (not the same) · bg нееднакъв (not the same) · ro inegal (not the same) · it diseguale (not the same) · fi eri (not the same) · it impari (out of balance) · fi erilainen (not the same) · pt desigual (not the same) · cs nerovný (not the same) · fi epätasapainoinen (out of balance)