unconnectedadj.

Brit.

/ˌʌnkəˈnɛktᵻd/,

/ˌʌŋkəˈnɛktᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌənkəˈnɛktəd/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2

a. Not connected or associated with something.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > non-relation > [adjective] > with, in, or to something

irrelative1640

unallied1663

unconnected1736

uninvolved1793

unimplicated1822

unimplicate1869

1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. i. i. 13 There would be no Apprehension, that any other Power or Event unconnected with this of Death, would destroy these Faculties.

1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) I. 471 The colony of New Haven, though unconnected with the colony of Connecticut.

1842 A. Sedgwick in Hudson's Guide Lakes (1843) 191 We find..great masses of alluvial drift, entirely unconnected with any erosion of the existing rivers.

1885 Law Times 10 Jan. 183/1 A surveyor..who is entirely unconnected with the neighbourhood.

elliptical.1813 P. B. Shelley Queen Mab iv. 49 This is no unconnected misery, Nor stands uncaused, and irretrievable.

b. Not physically joined with something.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > [adjective] > disjoining or disconnecting > not joined, united, or connected

uncoupled1377

unjoined1538

unclosed1551

unknitting1587

ununited1587

unknit1603

incommunicated1646

discontiguous1656

incontiguous1660

open1686

inconnected1742

disconnected1751

incoherent1768

uncemented1783

unconnected1829

disaffiliated1839

disconnect1845

inarticulate1852

unarticulated1861

ununified1862

1829 T. Castle Introd. Systematical & Physiol. Bot. 150 The flowers have upwards of twenty-five stamens, all unconnected with the calyx.

2. Characterized by want of connection.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > non-relation > [adjective]

frenne1556

unlinked1587

untouching1602

positive1609

unrespectless1614

unrelating1655

inconnexive1660

unaccessory1664

unconcerned1668

extraneous1671

unrelative1700

unkindred1701

unrelated1701

unconnected1745

irrelate1845

unrelational1863

unakin1864

inconsequent1869

relationless1878

irrelated1886

disrelated1893

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > [adjective] > disjoining or disconnecting > not joined, united, or connected > characterized by want of connection

unconnected1745

1745 Hume Let. from Gentleman (1967) 32 Suppose Mankind, in some primitive unconnected State [etc.].

1762 E. Gibbon Misc. Wks. (1814) V. 250 His epistles,..translated in a very bad style, and unconnected method.

1816 L. Murray Eng. Gram. Illustr. (ed. 3) I. ii. ix. 193 As the fashionable mode of unconnected composition is less improving to the mind of the reader.

1886 R. Willis & J. W. Clark Archit. Hist. Univ. Cambr. III. 249 His buildings are disposed in an unconnected manner about a quadrangular court.

3. Not joined together in order or sequence; disunited, isolated.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > continuity or uninterruptedness > discontinuity or interrupted condition > [adjective] > not consecutive

unconnected1777

inconsecutive1837

1777 J. Richardson Dict. Persian, Arabic & Eng. I. 1925 Incongruous, unconnected speech.

1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1750 I. 110 Addison's note was a fiction, in which unconnected fragments of his lucubrations were purposely jumbled together.

1809–10 S. T. Coleridge Friend (1865) 9 These short and unconnected sentences are easily and instantly understood.

1889 F. E. Gretton Memory's Harkback 55 I simply record unconnected anecdotes and disjointed facts.

4. Not having personal connections; not related by family ties, common aims, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > non-relation > [adjective] > lacking personal connection

unconnected1801

1801 M. Edgeworth Forester in Moral Tales I. 183 An individual in society, who has friends..and a home, is in a more desirable situation, than an unconnected being.

1822 Ld. Byron Werner iv. i. 516 I could only guess at one, And he to me a stranger, unconnected.

1846 C. G. F. Gore Sketches Eng. Char. I. 40 But without this..what would become of the vapid, unmeaning, unconnected Lady P——?

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unconnected
释义	unconnectedadj. Brit. /ˌʌnkəˈnɛktᵻd/, /ˌʌŋkəˈnɛktᵻd/, U.S. /ˌənkəˈnɛktəd/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2 1. a. Not connected or associated with something. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > non-relation > [adjective] > with, in, or to something irrelative1640 unallied1663 unconnected1736 uninvolved1793 unimplicated1822 unimplicate1869 1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. i. i. 13 There would be no Apprehension, that any other Power or Event unconnected with this of Death, would destroy these Faculties. 1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) I. 471 The colony of New Haven, though unconnected with the colony of Connecticut. 1842 A. Sedgwick in Hudson's Guide Lakes (1843) 191 We find..great masses of alluvial drift, entirely unconnected with any erosion of the existing rivers. 1885 Law Times 10 Jan. 183/1 A surveyor..who is entirely unconnected with the neighbourhood. elliptical.1813 P. B. Shelley Queen Mab iv. 49 This is no unconnected misery, Nor stands uncaused, and irretrievable. b. Not physically joined with something. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > [adjective] > disjoining or disconnecting > not joined, united, or connected uncoupled1377 unjoined1538 unclosed1551 unknitting1587 ununited1587 unknit1603 incommunicated1646 discontiguous1656 incontiguous1660 open1686 inconnected1742 disconnected1751 incoherent1768 uncemented1783 unconnected1829 disaffiliated1839 disconnect1845 inarticulate1852 unarticulated1861 ununified1862 1829 T. Castle Introd. Systematical & Physiol. Bot. 150 The flowers have upwards of twenty-five stamens, all unconnected with the calyx. 2. Characterized by want of connection. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > non-relation > [adjective] frenne1556 unlinked1587 untouching1602 positive1609 unrespectless1614 unrelating1655 inconnexive1660 unaccessory1664 unconcerned1668 extraneous1671 unrelative1700 unkindred1701 unrelated1701 unconnected1745 irrelate1845 unrelational1863 unakin1864 inconsequent1869 relationless1878 irrelated1886 disrelated1893 the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > [adjective] > disjoining or disconnecting > not joined, united, or connected > characterized by want of connection unconnected1745 1745 Hume Let. from Gentleman (1967) 32 Suppose Mankind, in some primitive unconnected State [etc.]. 1762 E. Gibbon Misc. Wks. (1814) V. 250 His epistles,..translated in a very bad style, and unconnected method. 1816 L. Murray Eng. Gram. Illustr. (ed. 3) I. ii. ix. 193 As the fashionable mode of unconnected composition is less improving to the mind of the reader. 1886 R. Willis & J. W. Clark Archit. Hist. Univ. Cambr. III. 249 His buildings are disposed in an unconnected manner about a quadrangular court. 3. Not joined together in order or sequence; disunited, isolated. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > continuity or uninterruptedness > discontinuity or interrupted condition > [adjective] > not consecutive unconnected1777 inconsecutive1837 1777 J. Richardson Dict. Persian, Arabic & Eng. I. 1925 Incongruous, unconnected speech. 1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1750 I. 110 Addison's note was a fiction, in which unconnected fragments of his lucubrations were purposely jumbled together. 1809–10 S. T. Coleridge Friend (1865) 9 These short and unconnected sentences are easily and instantly understood. 1889 F. E. Gretton Memory's Harkback 55 I simply record unconnected anecdotes and disjointed facts. 4. Not having personal connections; not related by family ties, common aims, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > non-relation > [adjective] > lacking personal connection unconnected1801 1801 M. Edgeworth Forester in Moral Tales I. 183 An individual in society, who has friends..and a home, is in a more desirable situation, than an unconnected being. 1822 Ld. Byron Werner iv. i. 516 I could only guess at one, And he to me a stranger, unconnected. 1846 C. G. F. Gore Sketches Eng. Char. I. 40 But without this..what would become of the vapid, unmeaning, unconnected Lady P——? This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1736
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