Meaning

1 senses

  1. Something irrelevant or inconsequential; a non-issue; an absurdity.

Origin

Calque of German Unding, equivalent to un- + thing. Compare also West Frisian ûnding, Dutc

Calque of German Unding, equivalent to un- + thing. Compare also West Frisian ûnding, Dutch onding.

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Forms

plural: unthings
Singularunthing
Pluralunthings

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
nothingburger

Word family

6 related words
Relatedthinglynonpersonunpersonnonplaceunplacenonthing

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
untameduntangleC1untappeduntenableunthinkableunthinkinglyuntidyB1
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