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uncharred

uncharred

5.1
Not burned by fire or strong heat
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈtʃɑrd/
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  • The untouched parts of the landscape appeared uncharred after the forest fire passed by.

Examples

  • The wood in this fire pit is still uncharred, ready for roasting marshmallows.

  • She examined the grilled vegetables and was pleased to find that they remained uncharred despite the high heat.

  • Elaborate golden lamps stood in the hallways, wicks uncharred, but she could smell the perfumed oil in them.

    Fiction book (1992)

Synonyms

unburned
vsuncharred
1 3.4

Not damaged by fire and still safe to enter

is focused on lack of blackening instead of total fire damage
unsinged
vsuncharred
5.3

Not burned or damaged by fire

is about being free of blackening from intense heat rather than surface scorch

Antonyms

burned
1.0

Damaged by fire or very strong heat

How Burned

burned
1.0
scorched
1 4.6
singed
4 3.7
uncharred
5.1

Surface Forms

uncharred positive

Morphology

uncharred = charred (transparent) = un + char + ed

The negation prefix 'un-' applied to 'charred' yields the straightforward meaning 'not burned', which is directly inferable by learners familiar with 'un-' and 'charred'.

Etymology

Uncharred has the part un- which means 'not' and the part char which means 'to burn', as you can see in charcoal. So something uncharred is 'not burned' or not blackened by fire.