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unwritten
un·writ·ten U0128000 (ŭn-rĭt′n)adj.1. Not written or recorded: an unwritten agreement between friends.2. Having authority based on custom, tradition, or usage rather than doctrine: an unwritten law.3. Not written on; blank.unwritten (ʌnˈrɪtən) adj1. not printed or in writing2. effective only through custom; traditional3. without writing upon itun•writ•ten (ʌnˈrɪt n) adj. 1. not actually formulated or expressed; customary; traditional. 2. not written; not put in writing or print; oral: an unwritten agreement. 3. containing no writing; blank. [1325–75] ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | unwritten - based on custom rather than documentation; "an unwritten law"; "rites...so ancient that they well might have had their unwritten origins in Aurignacian times"- J.L.T.C.Spencewritten - systematically collected and written down; "written laws" | | 2. | unwritten - using speech rather than writing; "an oral tradition"; "an oral agreement"oralspoken - uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination; "a spoken message"; "the spoken language"; "a soft-spoken person"; "sharp-spoken" | | 3. | unwritten - said or done without having been planned or written in advance; "he made a few ad-lib remarks"ad-lib, spontaneousunscripted - not furnished with or using a script; "unrehearsed and unscript spot interviews"; "unscripted talk shows" |
unwrittenadjective1. oral, word-of-mouth, unrecorded, vocal the unwritten stories of his infancy and childhood2. understood, accepted, tacit, traditional, conventional, silent, customary, implicit, unformulated They obey the one unwritten rule that binds them all - no talking.unwrittenadjectiveExpressed or transmitted in speech:oral, spoken, verbal, word-of-mouth.Translationsunwritten
unwritten ruleA law, provision, or guideline that is generally accepted but not formally established or enforced. It's become something of an unwritten rule that people from different departments only sit together during lunch. It's just an unwritten rule that a new president will make his previous tax returns public—seems kind of suspicious if they don't. The unwritten rule for many years was that successful athletes were given free passes for bad behavior or poor grades, so long as they remained successful in their sport.See also: rule, unwrittenunwritten lawA rule, provision, or guideline that is generally accepted but not formally established or enforced. It's become something of an unwritten law that people from different departments only sit together during lunch. It's just an unwritten law that a new president will make his previous tax returns public—seems kind of suspicious if they don't. The unwritten law for many years was that successful athletes were given free passes for bad behavior or poor grades, so long as they remained successful in their sport.See also: law, unwrittenunwritten lawAn accepted although informal rule of behavior, as in It's an unwritten law that you lock the gate when you leave the swimming pool. [Mid-1400s] See also: law, unwrittenunwritten lawRules accepted by custom or tradition rather than codification in a formal body of law. The idea was already expressed by Plato: “There is a written and an unwritten law. Written law is that under which we live in different cities, but that which has arisen from custom is called unwritten law” (quoted by Diogenes Laertius; in Latin, lex no scripta). In a famous legal case in which he succeeded in having his client, Harry Thaw, who was accused of murdering Stanford White, declared insane, Delphin Michael Delmas coined the phrase (1907), “Dementia Americana; the unwritten law.”See also: law, unwrittenUnwritten Related to Unwritten: unwritten lawLAW, UNWRITTEN, or lex non scripta. All the laws which do not come under the definition of written law; it is composed, principally, of the law of nature, the law of nations, the common law, and customs. unwritten Related to unwritten: unwritten lawSynonyms for unwrittenadj oralSynonyms- oral
- word-of-mouth
- unrecorded
- vocal
adj understoodSynonyms- understood
- accepted
- tacit
- traditional
- conventional
- silent
- customary
- implicit
- unformulated
Synonyms for unwrittenadj expressed or transmitted in speechSynonyms- oral
- spoken
- verbal
- word-of-mouth
Synonyms for unwrittenadj based on custom rather than documentationAntonymsadj using speech rather than writingSynonymsRelated Wordsadj said or done without having been planned or written in advanceSynonymsRelated Words |