Meaning

3 senses
  1. (not comparable)Whole, not divided into parts.

    After the vase had fallen down the flight of stairs we were amazed to find it still unbroken.

  2. (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.

    необъе́зженныйneobʺjézžennyj

  3. (not comparable)Continuous, without interruption.

    The team's unbroken winning streak was a record.

More definitions
  • not broken; whole and intact; in one piece
  • (especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
  • marked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence
  • not subdued or trained for service or use

Translations

4 languages
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By meaning 1
of a horse, that has not been tamed:

Origin

From Middle English unbroken, from Old English unġebrocen (“unbroken”), equivalent to un-

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”).

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Synonyms

12 synonyms
describing a horse:wildA2untamed
Close in meaning
  • (especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded:kept
  • (of farmland) not plowed:unplowedunploughed

Antonyms

8 antonyms

Word family

3 related words

See also

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