unwelcome (adj.) Look up unwelcome at Dictionary.com
early 14c., from un- (1) "not" + welcome (adj.). Similar formation in Middle Dutch onwillecome, German unwillkommen.
upwind (adv.) Look up upwind at Dictionary.com
also up-wind, 1838, from up (adv.) + wind (n.1). Originally a nautical term. As an adjective from 1892.
waterfowl (n.) Look up waterfowl at Dictionary.com
early 14c., from water (n.1) + fowl (n.). Similar formation in Old High German wazzarvogel, Dutch watervogel.
waterspout (n.) Look up waterspout at Dictionary.com
late 14c., "drainpipe," from water (n.1) + spout (n.). Meaning "whirlwind on open water" is recorded from 1738.
windsurf (v.) Look up windsurf at Dictionary.com
also wind-surf, 1969, from wind (n.1) + surf (v.). Related: Windsurfed; windsurfing.
unpaid (adj.) Look up unpaid at Dictionary.com
late 14c., in reference to persons, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of pay (v.). Of debts, attested from late 15c.
unparalleled (adj.) Look up unparalleled at Dictionary.com
1590s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of parallel (v.). Unparallel as an adjective is recorded from 1650s.
unpopular (adj.) Look up unpopular at Dictionary.com
1640s, from un- (1) "not" + popular (adj.). Related: Unpopularly. Less common impopular is attested from 1721.
unresolved (adj.) Look up unresolved at Dictionary.com
1570s, "undecided" (of questions), from un- (1) "not" + past participle of resolve (v.). Meaning "uncertain in opinion" is attested from 1590s.
unrequited (adj.) Look up unrequited at Dictionary.com
1540s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of requite (v.). The earliest reference is to love.
unreconstructed (adj.) Look up unreconstructed at Dictionary.com
1867, "not reconciled to the outcome of the American Civil War," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of reconstruct (v.). See Reconstruction.
unpublished (adj.) Look up unpublished at Dictionary.com
c. 1600, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of publish. In reference to an author, attested from 1934.
unprincipled (adj.) Look up unprincipled at Dictionary.com
1630s, "not instructed" (in something), from un- (1) "not" + principled (adj.). Meaning "not honorable" is recorded from 1640s.
unschooled (adj.) Look up unschooled at Dictionary.com
1580s, "untrained," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of school (v.). A verb unschool is attested from 1820.
unselfish (adj.) Look up unselfish at Dictionary.com
1690s, from un- (1) "not" + selfish (adj.). Similar formation in Danish uselvisk, Swedish osjälfvisk. Related: Unselfishly; unselfishness.
unshaken (adj.) Look up unshaken at Dictionary.com
mid-15c., "not agitated," from un- (1) "not" + shaken. Meaning "not moved from a firm position" is recorded from 1540s.
unsuccessful (adj.) Look up unsuccessful at Dictionary.com
1610s, from un- (1) "not" + successful (adj.). Related: Unsuccessfully. A noun unsuccess "lack of success" is recorded from 1580s.
unsure (adj.) Look up unsure at Dictionary.com
c. 1400, "not safe against attack," also "lacking certainty," from un- (1) "not" + sure (adj.).
unsociable (adj.) Look up unsociable at Dictionary.com
c. 1600, from un- (1) "not" + sociable (adj.). Insociable is older (1580s) but less common.
unsophisticated (adj.) Look up unsophisticated at Dictionary.com
1620s, "unmixed," from un- (1) "not" + sophisticated (adj.). Meaning "ingenuous, natural, inexperienced" is recorded from 1660s.
unyielding (adj.) Look up unyielding at Dictionary.com
1590s of persons; 1650s, of substances; from un- (1) "not" + yielding (see yield (v.)).
unwonted (adj.) Look up unwonted at Dictionary.com
"not usual," 1550s, from un- (1) "not" + wonted. Earlier (and more correctly) unwont (c. 1400).
untenable (adj.) Look up untenable at Dictionary.com
1640s, "indefensible, incapable of being held against attack," from un- (1) "not" + tenable (adj.). Figurative sense is recorded from 1690s.
unused (adj.) Look up unused at Dictionary.com
c. 1300, "unaccustomed," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of use (v.). Meaning "not employed" is recorded from late 14c.
unimpaired (adj.) Look up unimpaired at Dictionary.com
1580s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of impair (v.). Rare before c. 1760.
unimportant (adj.) Look up unimportant at Dictionary.com
1750, from un- (1) "not" + important (adj.). Used earlier in a sense of "unassuming, modest" (1727). Related: Unimportantly.
uninterrupted (adj.) Look up uninterrupted at Dictionary.com
c. 1600, "continuous;" 1650s, "undisturbed," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of interrupt. Related: Uninterruptedly.
uninvited (adj.) Look up uninvited at Dictionary.com
"not having been invited," 1630s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of invite (v.).
unjust (adj.) Look up unjust at Dictionary.com
late 14c., of persons, "sinful; perpetrating injustice," from un- (1) "not" + just (adj.). Of actions, from c. 1400. Related: Unjustly.
unbeseeming (adj.) Look up unbeseeming at Dictionary.com
1580s, "not befitting, inappropriate, unsuitable," from un- (1) "not" + beseeming. A common 17c. word.
undecided (adj.) Look up undecided at Dictionary.com
1530s, "not decided, unsettled," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of decide (v.).
undistinguished (adj.) Look up undistinguished at Dictionary.com
1590s, "not kept distinct," from un- (1) "not" + distinguished. Meaning "not elevated above others" is attested from c. 1600.
undoubted (adj.) Look up undoubted at Dictionary.com
mid-15c., from un- (1) "not" + past participle of doubt (v.). Related: Undoubtedly.
unicameral (adj.) Look up unicameral at Dictionary.com
1853, from uni- "one" + Late Latin camera "chamber" (see camera) + -al (1).
unmade (adj.) Look up unmade at Dictionary.com
mid-13c., "not yet made, unfinished, incomplete," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of make (v.).
unlovely (adj.) Look up unlovely at Dictionary.com
late 14c., "not evoking feelings of love," from un- (1) "not" + lovely. Meaning "ugly" is recorded from 1390s.
unlooked (adj.) Look up unlooked at Dictionary.com
c. 1300, "neglected," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of look (v.). With for, "unexpected," attested from 1530s.
unbuckle (v.) Look up unbuckle at Dictionary.com
late 14c., from un- (2) "reverse of" + buckle (v.1). Related: Unbuckled; unbuckling.
undemonstrative (adj.) Look up undemonstrative at Dictionary.com
1826, "not characterized by outward expression of feelings," from un- (1) "not" + demonstrative (adj.).
undeniable (adj.) Look up undeniable at Dictionary.com
1540s, from un- (1) "not" + deny + -able. In 19c., often with a sense of "undeniably good." Related: Undeniably.
unerring (adj.) Look up unerring at Dictionary.com
1640s (implied in unerringly), from un- (1) "not" + verbal noun from err. Related: Unerringly.
unfeigned (adj.) Look up unfeigned at Dictionary.com
late 14c., "sincere, genuine, true, real," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of feign (v.).
unflinching (adj.) Look up unflinching at Dictionary.com
1728, from un- (1) "not" + present participle adjective of flinch (v.). Related: Unflinchingly.
unassuming (adj.) Look up unassuming at Dictionary.com
"unpretentious, modest," 1726, from un- (1) "not" + present participle of assume (v.). Related: Unassumingly.
unapproachable (adj.) Look up unapproachable at Dictionary.com
1580s, of places, from un- (1) "not" + approachable. Of persons, "distant, aloof," attested from 1848. Related: Unapproachably.
unabridged (adj.) Look up unabridged at Dictionary.com
1590s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of abridge (v.). Since 19c. chiefly in reference to literary works.
unconvinced (adj.) Look up unconvinced at Dictionary.com
1670s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of convince (v.). Unconvincing is recorded from 1650s.
uncritical (adj.) Look up uncritical at Dictionary.com
1650s, from un- (1) "not" + critical. Similar formation in Dutch onkritisch, German unkritisch, Danish unkritisk. Related: Uncritically.
undigested (adj.) Look up undigested at Dictionary.com
1520s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of digest (v.). Figurative sense is recorded from c. 1600.
undisguised (adj.) Look up undisguised at Dictionary.com
c. 1500, in reference to things, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of disguise (v.). Of persons, attested from 1670s.