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📦 Not placed 👻 Not at rest 🥚 Not deposited
unlaid

unlaid

7.2
Something not put in place, like a carpet or bricks
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈleɪd/
translation icon : no puesto
  • Several bricks remained unlaid after the construction was paused for the day.

Examples

  • The new carpet rolls were still unlaid in the hallway.

  • The plans remain unlaid until we finalize the budget.

  • The foundation was ready, but the tiles were unlaid until the next morning.

  • The foundation is still unlaid due to weather delays.

  • The table remained unlaid for the guests who were running late.

  • During the party, the dining area was unlaid for the surprise meal.

  • After the meeting was canceled, the conference room stayed unlaid and empty.

Antonyms

laid
33 1.2

Put in a planned order like a table or tiles

Surface Forms

unlaid positive

Morphology

unlaid = laid (transparent) = un + laid

The meaning is directly negated by the productive prefix 'un-' added to 'laid' (not having been placed), so the composition is directly predictable.

Etymology

Unlaid comes from the prefix un- meaning 'not' and laid, from the verb 'to lay', which means 'to put' or 'place'. So unlaid describes something 'not put in place', like carpet or bricks that are still waiting to be fitted.