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unfallen

unfallen

7.0
Something that has not fallen and stays in place
  • adjective
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  • These unfallen, pretechnological implements, employed in unfallen work (not labor), again, in their prenatural status, parallel the matter of unfallen sexuality.

Examples

  • She admired the pristine landscape, where the valley was covered in unfallen snow.

  • Some late afternoons in our October mountains, there can be an autumnal stillness that feels prophetic, silent as the yet unfallen snow.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • These unfallen, pretechnological implements, employed in unfallen work (not labor), again, in their prenatural status, parallel the matter of unfallen sexuality.

    Academic text (1997)
  • The garden was beautiful, filled with unfallen leaves that glimmered in the sunlight.

  • The painting captured a scene of an unfallen apple hanging from the tree branch.

Synonyms

unshed
vsunfallen
1 8.2

Not yet released and still attached, especially tears, fur, or leaves

means remaining in the original place rather than focusing on release
unbowed
vsunfallen
1 6.7

Not bent and staying upright in body or spirit

describes staying in the original place rather than upright posture or spirit
unshifted
vsunfallen
5.0

Not moved or changed from where it was before

emphasizes not having moved down or out of place rather than just unchanged state
undisplaced
vsunfallen
  • Specialized
7.1

Still in its original place after injury or impact

refers broadly to staying in place and not only medical alignment
uncollapsed
vsunfallen
6.3

Still standing and not fallen in

focuses on staying in the same place rather than structural survival

Antonyms

2.0

Something like a branch or leaf that dropped to the ground

How Upright

upright
44 2.7
unfallen
7.0
leaning
4.2
tipped
3.8
fallen
2.0

Surface Forms

unfallen positive

Morphology

unfallen = fallen (transparent) = un + fall + en

The prefix 'un-' negates the physical/state meaning of 'fallen' (i.e., having fallen), yielding 'not having fallen'.

Etymology

Unfallen is made from un- 'not' and fallen 'to fall', so it literally means 'not fallen'. For things like leaves or branches, unfallen means they are still in place and have 'not fallen' down.