Unused — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not yet used or soiled

not yet put into use

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnjˈuːzd/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnjˈuːzd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnjˈuːzd/

3 syllables Say it as /ʌnjˈuːzd/.

Examples

a fresh shirt
a fresh sheet of paper
an unused envelope

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fresh idle

Parts of Speech

adjective	not yet used or soiled “a fresh shirt”
adjective	not yet put into use “we bought an unused car for a change”
adjective	not in active use “the machinery sat idle during the strike”
adjective	infrequently exposed to “feet unused to shoes”

Word Forms

freshness	noun	the property of being pure and fresh (as if newly made); not stale or deteriorated
idleness	noun	having no employment

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unbenutzt

noch nicht benutzt oder verschmutzt

🇫🇷French

inutilisé

pas encore utilisé ou sali

🇪🇸Spanish

no usado

aún no usado o sucio

🇮🇹Italian

inutilizzato

non ancora utilizzato o sporco

🇳🇱Dutch

ongebruikt

nog niet gebruikt of vervuild

🇵🇹Portuguese

não utilizado

ainda não usado ou sujo

🇷🇺Russian

неиспользованный

еще не использовался и не испачкался

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अप्रयुक्त

अभी तक उपयोग नहीं किया गया या गंदा किया गया

🇧🇩Bengali

অব্যবহৃত

এখনও ব্যবহৃত বা নোংরা

🇮🇳Tamil

பயன்படுத்தப்படாத

இன்னும் பயன்படுத்தப்படவில்லை அல்லது அழுக்கடைந்தது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉపయోగించని

ఇంకా ఉపయోగించబడలేదు లేదా మురికిగా లేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

न वापरलेले

अद्याप वापरलेले किंवा धूळलेले नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

નહિ વપરાયેલ

હજુ સુધી વપરાયેલ નથી અથવા ગંદી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಳಕೆಯಾಗದ

ಇನ್ನೂ ಬಳಸಲಾಗಿಲ್ಲ ಅಥವಾ ಮಣ್ಣಾಗಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉപയോഗിക്കാത്ത

ഇതുവരെ ഉപയോഗിച്ചിട്ടില്ല അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മലിനമായിട്ടില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਣਵਰਤਿਆ

ਅਜੇ ਤੱਕ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂ ਗੰਦਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر استعمال شدہ

ابھی تک استعمال یا گندا نہیں ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

未使用

尚未使用或弄脏

🇯🇵Japanese

未使用

まだ使用されていない、または汚れていない

🇰🇷Korean

미사용

아직 사용하지 않았거나 더러워지지 않은

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chưa sử dụng

chưa được sử dụng hoặc bị bẩn

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่ได้ใช้

ยังไม่ได้ใช้หรือสกปรก

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak terpakai

belum digunakan atau kotor

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi nagamit

hindi pa nagagamit o nadudumihan

🇲🇾Malay

tidak digunakan

belum digunakan atau dikotori

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير مستخدمة

لم تستخدم بعد أو المتسخة

🇮🇷Persian

استفاده نشده

هنوز استفاده نشده یا کثیف شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

kullanılmayan

henüz kullanılmadı veya kirlenmedi

🇮🇱Hebrew

ללא שימוש

עדיין לא בשימוש או מלוכלך

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