unweddedadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈwɛdᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌənˈwɛdəd/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2.

1. Of persons: Not wedded; unmarried. Also absol.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > unmarried person(s) > [adjective]

unbespouseda1200

unweddeda1230

single1303

solec1386

onec1395

unmarried1423

unwed1513

solute1554

unspoused1587

aneabil1609

matchlessa1652

a1230 Hali Meid. (Titus) 13 Þa ilke sari wrecches, þat i þat ilke fule wurðinge, unweddede, walewio.

1303 R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne 7352 Þe fyrst [manner of lechery] ys fornycacyoun, Whan two vnweddyd haue mysdon.

1377 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. xx. 111 Al manere men wedded & vnwedded.

c1430 Syr Gener. (Roxb.) 8699 Haue ye noo drede That my ladie vnwedded is?

1484 W. Caxton tr. Subtyl Historyes & Fables Esope vi. xvi To them [sc. the aged] is better to be vnwedded than to be euer in trouble with an euyl wyf.

1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. I. ii. x. sig. P.iiij/2 If a woman play the harlotte with an vnwedded man.

a1593 C. Marlowe Tragicall Hist. Faustus (1604) sig. A4 So shall the spirits of euery element, Be alwaies seruiceable to vs three:..Sometimes like women or vnwedded Maides.

1718 N. Rowe tr. Lucan Pharsalia ix. 1134 Unwedded Pallas lent a Sister's aid [to Perseus].

1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Odyssey in Iliad & Odyssey II. xi. 44 Brides, youths unwedded, seniors.., And girls.

1825 W. Scott Betrothed iii, in Tales Crusaders II. 82 A richly dowered maiden, unwedded, and unlikely to wed.

1877 E. R. Conder Basis of Faith v. 225 A large proportion of the..most vigorous in body and mind die unwedded or childless.

in extended use.c1792 W. Cowper Death of Damon 89 My rambling vines, unwedded to the trees, Bear shrivell'd grapes.1811 C. Lamb in Reflector 2 355 Cerasia..sent away a dish of Morellas..to her husband.., and recommended a plate of less extraordinary gooseberries to my unwedded palate.1837 E. Bulwer-Lytton Athens I. 377 Pisistratus conducted himself towards the fair Cæsyra with a chastity..unwelcome to her affection... The unwedded wife communicated the mortifying secret to her mother.

2. Free from, unattended by, marriage.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > [adjective] > free from or unattended by marriage

unwedded1804

unwed1816

1804 European Mag. 45 192/2 'Twixt wedded and un~wedded loving Great is the difference, they say.

1822 H. H. Milman Martyr of Antioch 101 The saintly quiet of the unwedded state.

1882 F. W. Farrar Early Days Christianity II. 114 Expressions which..convey no such exaltation of the unwedded life.

Derivatives

unˈweddedness n.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > unmarried person(s) > [noun] > state or condition of

singleness1560

single blessedness1600

unweddedness1830

singledom1851

1830 T. Carlyle Crit. & Misc. Ess. (1840) II. 368 It is not always our duty to marry; but it is always our duty to abide by right;..not to avoid unweddedness by untruthfulness.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unwedded
释义	unweddedadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈwɛdᵻd/, U.S. /ˌənˈwɛdəd/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2. 1. Of persons: Not wedded; unmarried. Also absol. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > unmarried person(s) > [adjective] unbespouseda1200 unweddeda1230 single1303 solec1386 onec1395 unmarried1423 unwed1513 solute1554 unspoused1587 aneabil1609 matchlessa1652 a1230 Hali Meid. (Titus) 13 Þa ilke sari wrecches, þat i þat ilke fule wurðinge, unweddede, walewio. 1303 R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne 7352 Þe fyrst [manner of lechery] ys fornycacyoun, Whan two vnweddyd haue mysdon. 1377 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. xx. 111 Al manere men wedded & vnwedded. c1430 Syr Gener. (Roxb.) 8699 Haue ye noo drede That my ladie vnwedded is? 1484 W. Caxton tr. Subtyl Historyes & Fables Esope vi. xvi To them [sc. the aged] is better to be vnwedded than to be euer in trouble with an euyl wyf. 1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. I. ii. x. sig. P.iiij/2 If a woman play the harlotte with an vnwedded man. a1593 C. Marlowe Tragicall Hist. Faustus (1604) sig. A4 So shall the spirits of euery element, Be alwaies seruiceable to vs three:..Sometimes like women or vnwedded Maides. 1718 N. Rowe tr. Lucan Pharsalia ix. 1134 Unwedded Pallas lent a Sister's aid [to Perseus]. 1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Odyssey in Iliad & Odyssey II. xi. 44 Brides, youths unwedded, seniors.., And girls. 1825 W. Scott Betrothed iii, in Tales Crusaders II. 82 A richly dowered maiden, unwedded, and unlikely to wed. 1877 E. R. Conder Basis of Faith v. 225 A large proportion of the..most vigorous in body and mind die unwedded or childless. in extended use.c1792 W. Cowper Death of Damon 89 My rambling vines, unwedded to the trees, Bear shrivell'd grapes.1811 C. Lamb in Reflector 2 355 Cerasia..sent away a dish of Morellas..to her husband.., and recommended a plate of less extraordinary gooseberries to my unwedded palate.1837 E. Bulwer-Lytton Athens I. 377 Pisistratus conducted himself towards the fair Cæsyra with a chastity..unwelcome to her affection... The unwedded wife communicated the mortifying secret to her mother. 2. Free from, unattended by, marriage. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > [adjective] > free from or unattended by marriage unwedded1804 unwed1816 1804 European Mag. 45 192/2 'Twixt wedded and un~wedded loving Great is the difference, they say. 1822 H. H. Milman Martyr of Antioch 101 The saintly quiet of the unwedded state. 1882 F. W. Farrar Early Days Christianity II. 114 Expressions which..convey no such exaltation of the unwedded life. Derivatives unˈweddedness n. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > unmarried person(s) > [noun] > state or condition of singleness1560 single blessedness1600 unweddedness1830 singledom1851 1830 T. Carlyle Crit. & Misc. Ess. (1840) II. 368 It is not always our duty to marry; but it is always our duty to abide by right;..not to avoid unweddedness by untruthfulness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1230
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