Unaided Meaning
/əˈneɪdɪd/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjWithout the help, aid or assistance of someone or something.
Sentence Examples
The strange object in the sky could be seen with the unaided eye.
The chick would not survive unaided.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ blind man crossed the busy street without a guide dog or human help.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She was finally able to walk ____ after several weeks of physical therapy and a lot of hard work today.
Word Origin & History
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 aided English unaided From un- + aided.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"So much for Norman blood unaided by Victorian lucre."
— 1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, volume 1, London: James R. Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., page 25:
"Superheating, first introduced with the "Abs", stopped further development in compounding, in New Zealand as elsewhere, and the "Abs" succeeded in dealing with the growing traffic unaided for more than a decade."
— 1954 August, J. B. Snell, “The New Zealand Government Railways—2”, in Railway Magazine, page 561:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ blind man crossed the busy street without a guide dog or human help.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She was finally able to walk ____ after several weeks of physical therapy and a lot of hard work today.