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unnarrated

unnarrated

7.7
There is no voice explaining the story so images and sounds tell it
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈnɛreɪtɪd/
translation icon : sin narración
  • The actual narrative present, the world in which the narrator actually lives, remains in an unexplained, never-identified, and largely unnarrated future.

Examples

  • As the documentary played, I realized that the segment on the artist was completely unnarrated, emphasizing his work without any commentary.

  • The novel does not concern itself with the story of Andrea's success, which is left unnarrated.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The film featured stunning visuals but remained unnarrated, allowing viewers to interpret the scenes themselves.

  • Despite its complex themes, the artist's exhibition was largely unnarrated, inviting the audience to engage with the artwork on a personal level.

Antonyms

1.0

Said or written with many clear details

How Narrated

narratorial
  • Literature
8.3
unnarrated
7.7
silent
397 1.0

Surface Forms

unnarrated positive

Morphology

unnarrated = narrated (transparent) = un + narrate + ed

A straightforward negation of 'narrated' by the productive prefix 'un-'.

Etymology

Unnarrated comes from the parts un- meaning 'not' and narrate meaning 'to tell a story', so it literally means 'not told by a narrator'. That is why an unnarrated film or documentary has no spoken commentary and lets the images and natural sounds tell the story.