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unset.

Not set; not fixed or appointed.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ʌnˈsɛt/
  1. Not set; not fixed or appointed.

    not-comparable
  2. Not mounted or placed in a setting.

    not-comparable
  3. Not set.

    not-comparable
    an unset broken bone
  4. Not planted.

    not-comparable
  5. uncongealed, unconsolidated

    not-comparable
    unset concrete; unset cement
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English set English unset From un- + set.

verb/ʌnˈsɛt/
  1. To make not set.

    transitive
    to unset a single bit in a binary pattern
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English set English unset From un- + set.

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