unpentadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈpɛnt/, U.S.

/ˌənˈpɛnt/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and pent adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, pent adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + pent adj. In some cases probably influenced by unpend v. or unpen v. Compare later unpenned adj.²

Not confined within narrow limits; not restricted or restrained; released.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > liberation > [adjective] > liberated > released from confinement

frank1475

unpenta1592

disimprisoned1611

unjail1613

uncaged1648

unpadlocked1681

unmanacled1805

unloosed1839

disprisoned1842

unconfined1842

unsnaffled1846

bond-stript1855

loosed1887

untaken1893

a1592 R. Greene Sc. Hist. Iames IV (1598) iv. sig. G4 The lamb is vnpent, the fox shal preuaile.

1625 F. Bacon Transl. Psalms 8 Heauen..stript with golden Beames of power vnpent.

1639 G. Rivers Heroinæ 62 Like an unpent torrent from some high precipice, the multitude violently ran to precipitate him made high for a precipice.

1745 T. Warton Five Pastoral Eclogues v. 27 That day I chanc'd at earlier hour To rise, and drove far-off my flock unpent.

1820 P. B. Shelley Prometheus Unbound i. i. 53 We make these our liquid lair, Voyaging cloudlike and unpent Thro' the boundless element.

1861 J. C. H. Fane & Ld. Lytton Tannhäuser 52 Nor e'er Bade unpent passion wildly start Through the forced portals of thy heart.

1894 R. Bridges Eros & Psyche (rev. ed.) xv. 8 The hour When beauty, from its fleshy bud unpent, Flaunts like the corol of a summer flower.

a1916 ‘Saki’ Toys of Peace (1919) 162 The object of this unpent storm of accumulated animosity waited patiently for a lull.

2004 Daily News-Herald (Harrisonburg, Va.) 16 Mar. 6/3 Its [sc. the French Revolution's] savagery owed more to the unpent frustration and rage of a starved citizenry..than to the writings of, say, Voltaire.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unpent
释义	unpentadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈpɛnt/, U.S. /ˌənˈpɛnt/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and pent adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, pent adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + pent adj. In some cases probably influenced by unpend v. or unpen v. Compare later unpenned adj.² Not confined within narrow limits; not restricted or restrained; released. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > liberation > [adjective] > liberated > released from confinement frank1475 unpenta1592 disimprisoned1611 unjail1613 uncaged1648 unpadlocked1681 unmanacled1805 unloosed1839 disprisoned1842 unconfined1842 unsnaffled1846 bond-stript1855 loosed1887 untaken1893 a1592 R. Greene Sc. Hist. Iames IV (1598) iv. sig. G4 The lamb is vnpent, the fox shal preuaile. 1625 F. Bacon Transl. Psalms 8 Heauen..stript with golden Beames of power vnpent. 1639 G. Rivers Heroinæ 62 Like an unpent torrent from some high precipice, the multitude violently ran to precipitate him made high for a precipice. 1745 T. Warton Five Pastoral Eclogues v. 27 That day I chanc'd at earlier hour To rise, and drove far-off my flock unpent. 1820 P. B. Shelley Prometheus Unbound i. i. 53 We make these our liquid lair, Voyaging cloudlike and unpent Thro' the boundless element. 1861 J. C. H. Fane & Ld. Lytton Tannhäuser 52 Nor e'er Bade unpent passion wildly start Through the forced portals of thy heart. 1894 R. Bridges Eros & Psyche (rev. ed.) xv. 8 The hour When beauty, from its fleshy bud unpent, Flaunts like the corol of a summer flower. a1916 ‘Saki’ Toys of Peace (1919) 162 The object of this unpent storm of accumulated animosity waited patiently for a lull. 2004 Daily News-Herald (Harrisonburg, Va.) 16 Mar. 6/3 Its [sc. the French Revolution's] savagery owed more to the unpent frustration and rage of a starved citizenry..than to the writings of, say, Voltaire. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1592
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