unsymmetrical en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English un- English symmetry Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English symmetrical English unsymmetrical From un- + symmetrical.
Meanings
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Not symmetrical.
Nature is full of unsymmetrical things; even the human body, with its semblance of symmetry, has the heart on the left...
1959, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, volume XV, number 3:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more unsymmetrical | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most unsymmetrical | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
unsymmetricalness · unsymmetrically
Synonyms
asymmetrical · asymmetric · lopsided
Translations (12)
pl asymetryczny (not symmetrical) · de unsymmetrisch (not symmetrical) · mi hikuwaru (not symmetrical) · mi tipihori (not symmetrical) · pl niesymetryczny (not symmetrical) · ga míchruthach (not symmetrical) · no usymmetrisk (not symmetrical) · tl habang (not symmetrical) · ka არასიმეტრიული (not symmetrical) · mi hikuaru (not symmetrical) · ro nesimetric (not symmetrical) · mi tipirori (not symmetrical)