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unlined

unlined

1 3.7
Skin that is smooth without lines or wrinkles
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnˈlaɪnd/
translation icon : sin arrugas
  • Her skin was clear and unlined, her complexion fresh.
  • unlined face
  • unlined skin
  • smooth and unlined

Switchblades shake and shipped marble hands and vacant, unlined palms.

Examples

  • At fifty-three, she still has the unlined skin of a girl.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Although Laurentia suspected Weltrude had been born around the turn of the century, her creamy complexion was almost completely unlined.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • If her face remained unlined and smooth, I would be quiet and happy.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Her oval face was unlined and very white.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Her brow was high and unlined.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Around thirty, he had regular features, a relatively unlined face, and jumpy pale blue eyes.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • He had an unlined olive face, despite his age, which Hamish judged to be around fifty.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • The men's faces were so young and unlined that Mavis nearly gasped, looking at them.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • His face remained relatively unlined, though the haunting sadness that had always lurked in the somber brown of his eyes was perhaps more pronounced.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • At fifty-three, she still has the unlined skin of a girl.

Synonyms

unwrinkled
vsunlined
1 3.0

Smooth and flat without lines or folds

applies more generally to any smooth surface beyond skin or fabric
seamless
vsunlined
1 5.2

Very smooth skin with no lines or wrinkles

focuses on smoothness without specifying visibility of lines
creaseless
vsunlined
1 4.6

A fabric that stays smooth and free of wrinkles

refers to smoothness more generally, not only lack of creases
wrinkleless
vsunlined
4.6

Cloth or skin that is smooth and has no folds

emphasizes ordinary smoothness without stressing absolute perfection
uncreased
vsunlined
3.5

Smooth with no folds or wrinkles

applies to skin or any surface, not only fabric or paper
unseamed
vsunlined
8.9

Very smooth skin without lines or creases

refers to smoothness of skin or surface without implying seams
unfurrowed
vsunlined
8.2

A surface that is smooth and even with no lines or wrinkles

emphasizes smoothness but without specific mention of grooves or furrows
unrumpled
vsunlined
5.3

It has no wrinkles and looks neat

means smoothness without suggesting neatness or tidy appearance
uncrumple
vsunlined
4.6

Smooth and without wrinkles or creases

covers smooth surfaces generally rather than only items smoothed from crumpling

Antonyms

1.3

Skin that has visible lines caused by age or hard work

How Smooth

glossy
34 2.6
polished
26 2.1
sleek
11 3.5
smooth
256 1.0
unlined
1 3.7

Surface Forms

unlined positive

Morphology

unlined = lined (transparent) = un + line + ed

The prefix 'un-' clearly negates the adjective 'lined', indicating the absence of lines.

Etymology

Unlined comes from the parts un- 'not' and line 'a mark or wrinkle'. So something unlined has 'no lines', and for skin or a surface that means smooth and free of wrinkles.