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unharnessed

unharnessed

5.6
Not wearing straps, often said about animals or machines used for pulling
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈhɑrnəst/
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  • After a long day of work, the horses were left unharnessed to graze in the meadow.

Examples

  • It is safer to keep the equipment unharnessed when not in use.

  • The sled dogs waited unharnessed while their owner prepared their food.

  • The horses were unharnessed after the long journey.

  • Why are the dogs unharnessed in the yard?

  • After a long day of work, the horses were left unharnessed to graze in the meadow.

  • The sled dogs waited unharnessed while their owner prepared their food.

  • The horses were unharnessed and allowed to roam freely in the pasture.

Antonyms

harnessed
4.6

Put under control and used to make energy

controlled
3.4

Kept within limits by careful management

How Harnessed

harnessed
4.6
unharnessed
5.6
unattached
2 4.2

Surface Forms

unharnessed positive

Morphology

unharnessed = harnessed (transparent) = un + harness + ed

Literally 'not harnessed' — un- negates the adjectival/past-participial 'harnessed' meaning 'not wearing or fitted with a harness'.

Etymology

Unharnessed breaks into un- 'not' and harness, the straps or gear used to attach and control an animal or machine. So, unharnessed means 'not wearing a harness' or 'not attached for pulling or control'.