unpossessedadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnpəˈzɛst/, U.S.

/ˌənpəˈzɛst/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and possessed adj. and n.

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + possessed adj.

1. Not in possession of something. Usually in predicative use with of.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > non-possession > [adjective]

unpossessed1576

unpossessing1608

1576 J. Daniel tr. J. Pérez Excelent Comfort xxxiv. f. 161^v They remained vnpossessed of his death, for that he him self triumphed alwayes ouer that.

1651 G. Abbot Brief Notes Psalms cxix. 588 I that now onely live by promises, unpossessed of the thing promised,..cannot..convince men of carnall understandings.

1710 W. Higden View Eng. Constit. (ed. 3) Pref. sig. A2^v The Unpossess'd, Unrecognized Heir was never stiled and held to be our Sovereign Lord the King by any.

1795 V. Knox Christian Philos. §22 (note) The mind, unpossessed of virtue.

1840 T. P. Thompson Exercises (1842) V. 69 A witness..absolutely unpossessed of all idea of obligation to speak the truth.

1899 F. T. Bullen Way Navy 25 Many of them quite unpossessed of any knowledge of our most thrilling episode.

1919 V. Marshall World of Living Dead 69 He acts as chief amongst his ‘push-up’ and ‘break’ men, associates skilled in their way, but unpossessed of his dexterity.

2002 R. A. Gabriel Gods of our Fathers iii. 62 This people, as yet unpossessed of a sense of national identity or even a name, were exposed to Atenist beliefs.

a. Not possessed, owned, or occupied.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > non-possession > fact of not being possessed or owned > [adjective] > having no owner

vacant1560

unpossessed1582

unowned1611

unoweda1616

unmastered1793

ownerless1806

unattached1888

1582 R. Hakluyt Diuers Voy. Ep. Ded. sig. ¶ Maruaile not a little..that..after so great conquests and plantings of the Spaniardes and Portingales there, that wee of Englande could never haue the grace to set fast footing in such fertill and temperate places, as are left as yet vnpossessed of them.

1594 S. Daniel Complaint Rosamond in Delia & Rosamond sig. G7 Seeing how many seeke to vndermine The treasury that's vnpossest of any.

1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 105 The riuer was yet vnpossessed by the enemie.

1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. ii. 92 If you let in the outward ayr into the cavity unpossessed by the Mercury.

1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World ii. 114 If he leaves the Country unpossessed, he leaves it free for any other Nation to come and possess.

1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson i. vi. 64 [Patagonia] is unpossessed by the Spaniards.

1833 W. Wordsworth Iona in Itin. Poems 12 A grace by thee unsought and unpossest.

1910 D. G. Phillips Husband's Story (1911) xii. 405 The unpossessed woman has but the one value; the possessed woman must have other values—or she has none.

2006 Mind 115 23 Harman's stories are cases of justified true beliefs that do not constitute knowledge because of the unpossessed evidence.

†b. Unbiased, unprejudiced. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > absence of prejudice > [adjective]

unpossesseda1586

affectionless1595

respectless1598

unprejudicating1602

spacious1609

unprejudicate1609

unprejudicated1609

undifferencing?1624

unprepossessed1629

imprejudicate1640

unprejudiced1641

unprejudicial1641

unpreoccupated1641

unsuperstitious1652

moderate1654

unforestalled1657

unengaged1659

equipondious1661

uncaptivated1678

unbiased1686

unbigoted1711

Whiggish1715

open-minded1748

progressive1780

liberal1781

prejudiceless1830

broad1832

great-eyed1850

synoptic1852

undogmatic1857

undogmatical1863

superstitionless1879

race-blind1900

personless1932

verlig1968

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) iii. xv. sig. Rr2 When a while that instrument had made a braue proclamation to all vnpossessed mindes of attention.

1665 J. Spencer Disc. Vulgar Prophecies 61 All the Heralds of Heaven had the badg of some divine Signs, whereby unpossest minds might easily distinguish them from Impostors.

1690 W. Temple Ess. Gardens of Epicurus 11 in Miscellanea: 2nd Pt. The want of Demonstration or Satisfaction, to any thinking and unpossessed Man.

c. Not possessed by a demon or spirit. Also (and earliest) in extended use.

ΚΠ

1754 W. Smith tr. Speech Creek-Indians against Liquors 13 I have already declined the Mortification which a Detail of Facts would raise in every Breast, when unpossessed by this Demon [sc. liquor].

1828 Periscope 12 Apr. in Medico-chirurg. Rev., & Jrnl. Pract. Med. 9 167/1 We are convinced that no member of the medical profession, unpossessed by an ‘evil spirit’, could have constructed [such] a report.

1953 Caribbean Q. 3 52 After a few dances, during which time no unpossessed person dances, the saint bids adieu.

2007 Kirkus Rev. (Nexis) Aug. The familiar spirit..abruptly decamped, leaving Dexter unpossessed and alone.

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

单词	unpossessed
释义	unpossessedadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnpəˈzɛst/, U.S. /ˌənpəˈzɛst/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and possessed adj. and n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, possessed adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + possessed adj. 1. Not in possession of something. Usually in predicative use with of. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > non-possession > [adjective] unpossessed1576 unpossessing1608 1576 J. Daniel tr. J. Pérez Excelent Comfort xxxiv. f. 161^v They remained vnpossessed of his death, for that he him self triumphed alwayes ouer that. 1651 G. Abbot Brief Notes Psalms cxix. 588 I that now onely live by promises, unpossessed of the thing promised,..cannot..convince men of carnall understandings. 1710 W. Higden View Eng. Constit. (ed. 3) Pref. sig. A2^v The Unpossess'd, Unrecognized Heir was never stiled and held to be our Sovereign Lord the King by any. 1795 V. Knox Christian Philos. §22 (note) The mind, unpossessed of virtue. 1840 T. P. Thompson Exercises (1842) V. 69 A witness..absolutely unpossessed of all idea of obligation to speak the truth. 1899 F. T. Bullen Way Navy 25 Many of them quite unpossessed of any knowledge of our most thrilling episode. 1919 V. Marshall World of Living Dead 69 He acts as chief amongst his ‘push-up’ and ‘break’ men, associates skilled in their way, but unpossessed of his dexterity. 2002 R. A. Gabriel Gods of our Fathers iii. 62 This people, as yet unpossessed of a sense of national identity or even a name, were exposed to Atenist beliefs. 2. a. Not possessed, owned, or occupied. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > non-possession > fact of not being possessed or owned > [adjective] > having no owner vacant1560 unpossessed1582 unowned1611 unoweda1616 unmastered1793 ownerless1806 unattached1888 1582 R. Hakluyt Diuers Voy. Ep. Ded. sig. ¶ Maruaile not a little..that..after so great conquests and plantings of the Spaniardes and Portingales there, that wee of Englande could never haue the grace to set fast footing in such fertill and temperate places, as are left as yet vnpossessed of them. 1594 S. Daniel Complaint Rosamond in Delia & Rosamond sig. G7 Seeing how many seeke to vndermine The treasury that's vnpossest of any. 1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 105 The riuer was yet vnpossessed by the enemie. 1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. ii. 92 If you let in the outward ayr into the cavity unpossessed by the Mercury. 1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World ii. 114 If he leaves the Country unpossessed, he leaves it free for any other Nation to come and possess. 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson i. vi. 64 [Patagonia] is unpossessed by the Spaniards. 1833 W. Wordsworth Iona in Itin. Poems 12 A grace by thee unsought and unpossest. 1910 D. G. Phillips Husband's Story (1911) xii. 405 The unpossessed woman has but the one value; the possessed woman must have other values—or she has none. 2006 Mind 115 23 Harman's stories are cases of justified true beliefs that do not constitute knowledge because of the unpossessed evidence. †b. Unbiased, unprejudiced. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > absence of prejudice > [adjective] unpossesseda1586 affectionless1595 respectless1598 unprejudicating1602 spacious1609 unprejudicate1609 unprejudicated1609 undifferencing?1624 unprepossessed1629 imprejudicate1640 unprejudiced1641 unprejudicial1641 unpreoccupated1641 unsuperstitious1652 moderate1654 unforestalled1657 unengaged1659 equipondious1661 uncaptivated1678 unbiased1686 unbigoted1711 Whiggish1715 open-minded1748 progressive1780 liberal1781 prejudiceless1830 broad1832 great-eyed1850 synoptic1852 undogmatic1857 undogmatical1863 superstitionless1879 race-blind1900 personless1932 verlig1968 a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) iii. xv. sig. Rr2 When a while that instrument had made a braue proclamation to all vnpossessed mindes of attention. 1665 J. Spencer Disc. Vulgar Prophecies 61 All the Heralds of Heaven had the badg of some divine Signs, whereby unpossest minds might easily distinguish them from Impostors. 1690 W. Temple Ess. Gardens of Epicurus 11 in Miscellanea: 2nd Pt. The want of Demonstration or Satisfaction, to any thinking and unpossessed Man. c. Not possessed by a demon or spirit. Also (and earliest) in extended use. ΚΠ 1754 W. Smith tr. Speech Creek-Indians against Liquors 13 I have already declined the Mortification which a Detail of Facts would raise in every Breast, when unpossessed by this Demon [sc. liquor]. 1828 Periscope 12 Apr. in Medico-chirurg. Rev., & Jrnl. Pract. Med. 9 167/1 We are convinced that no member of the medical profession, unpossessed by an ‘evil spirit’, could have constructed [such] a report. 1953 Caribbean Q. 3 52 After a few dances, during which time no unpossessed person dances, the saint bids adieu. 2007 Kirkus Rev. (Nexis) Aug. The familiar spirit..abruptly decamped, leaving Dexter unpossessed and alone. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1576
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