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unalienated

unalienated

8.2
Feeling part of a group and not alone
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnˈeɪliəˌneɪtɪd/
translation icon : integrado
  • The warm atmosphere of the gathering made everyone feel unalienated and accepted.

Actually, huge numbers of modernist poets gestured about and wrote about and lectured on what the jargon calls unalienated art.

Examples

  • Only in paradise are we unalienated.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Expected to respond to current intellectual trends, they are allowed to propose ideas as part of their unalienated discourse, but as artists, they must withhold their unambiguous consent from all systems and ideas.

    Academic text (1990)

  • In a supportive community, people often feel unalienated and connected to one another.

  • After joining the club, she felt truly unalienated among friends who shared her interests.

Synonyms

undetached
vsunalienated
6.7

Feeling close and caring about someone or something

describes belonging and social connection rather than just emotional closeness

Antonyms

isolated
78 4.2

Feeling separated from other people and having little contact

alienated
6.8

Feeling alone and not part of a group or society

How Connected

integrated
1 4.2
connected
2.5
unalienated
8.2
alienated
6.8
isolated
78 4.2

Surface Forms

unalienated positive

Morphology

unalienated = alienated (transparent) = un + alien + ate + ed

The adjective is a clear negation of the social sense 'alienated' (estranged), so learners who know 'alien/alienated' can infer 'not alienated'.

Etymology

The word unalienated comes from un- meaning 'not' and alienate, which comes from alien meaning 'other'. To 'alienate' someone is to make them feel like an 'other', so being unalienated means you are not pushed away and instead feel part of the group.