Meaning

4 senses
  1. (not comparable)Not written.

    ungeschrieben

    непи́саныйnepísanyj

    непи́санийnepýsanyj

  2. (not comparable)Oral or otherwise communicated without writing.

    у́стныйústnyj

  3. (not comparable)Implicit or understood but not formally articulated.

    It's an unwritten rule that you lock the gate when you leave the swimming pool.

    непи́саныйnepísanyj, негла́сныйneglásnyj

    непи́санийnepýsanyj

  4. (not comparable)Containing no writing; blank.

    unwritten paper

    чи́стыйčístyj

More definitions
  • based on custom rather than documentation
  • using speech rather than writing
  • said or done without having been planned or written in advance

Translations

5 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
not written:
Русский
By meaning 4
not written:
communicated without writing:
implicit or understood but not formally articulated:
containing no writing; blank:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
not written:

Origin

From Middle English unwriten, from Old English unwriten, unġewriten (“unwritten”), equival

From Middle English unwriten, from Old English unwriten, unġewriten (“unwritten”), equivalent to un- + written.

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Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • using speech rather than writing:oral
  • said or done without having been planned or written in advance:ad-libspontaneous

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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