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unlaid

un·laid
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uhn-leyd]
    • /ʌnˈleɪd/
    • /ˈʌn.ˈleɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhn-leyd]
    • /ʌnˈleɪd/

Definitions of unlaid word

  • adjective unlaid not laid or placed: The table is still unlaid. 1
  • adjective unlaid (of dead bodies) not laid out; not prepared for burial. 1
  • adjective unlaid not laid to rest, as a spirit. 1
  • adjective unlaid untwisted, as a rope. 1
  • verb with object unlaid to separate (a strand) from a rope. 1
  • verb with object unlaid to untwist (a rope) in order to separate its strands. 1

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Origin of unlaid

First appearance:

before 1425
One of the 25% oldest English words
First recorded in 1425-75, unlaid is from the late Middle English word unleyd. See un-1, laid

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Parts of speech for Unlaid

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

unlaid popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

unlaid usage trend in Literature

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