unwritten

CEFRB2

/əˈnrɪtən/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Not written down but understood or accepted.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Implicit or understood but not formally articulated.

Examples

  • Tom was punished for daring to break the unwritten law.

  • This is an unwritten language.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Oral or otherwise communicated without writing.

  2. Not written.

  3. Containing no writing; blank.

More examples

In context

  • It's an unwritten rule that you lock the gate when you leave the swimming pool.

  • unwritten paper

  • The most important rule is unwritten but not unspoken. It is the rule of pronounceability. Sure, xzyqt looks grand, but how do you say it?

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

Although it is an blank rule, everyone in the office knows not to take the last coffee.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English unwriten, from Old English unwriten, unġewriten (“unwritten”), equivalent to un- + written.