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unsigned

unsigned

16 3.9
Without a written name or mark that shows who made it
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈsaɪnd/
translation icon : sin firmar
  • Hefferman thought about it and thought about it, and then one day sent him an unsigned postcard.
  • an unsigned letter
  • unsigned checks
  • an unsigned review

Examples

  • But our only proof is an unsigned letter.

  • Thus, once the Arabs rejected it, the measure had no more validity than any other unsigned deal.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Some girls write unsigned notes and drop them through the window to the other side.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • "You can expect no help from this side of the river," began the unsigned message, which is in a museum collection.

    Academic text (2011)
  • If you can find an unsigned one, it's worth an absolute fortune.

  • De Sole is the only person who saw the unsigned certificates.

  • He'd left no name, no address, only a note, one word, unsigned: "Regrets."

    Fiction book (1991)
  • That letter's unsigned.

  • In scrawled pencil marks, the unsigned note read: Dawson -- this could happen to all your stock.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • The artist sold an unsigned painting that later became very valuable.

Antonyms

1.8

Marked with a person's handwritten or electronic signature

How Trusted

attestation report
  • Specialized
7.5
key signature
  • Specialized
8.1
unsigned
16 3.9

Surface Forms

unsigned positive

Morphology

unsigned = signed (transparent) = un + sign + ed

The adjective is formed by negating the past participle 'signed' with the productive English prefix 'un-', so the meaning is directly derivable.

Etymology

Unsigned combines the prefix un- ('not') with sign ('mark' or 'signature'), the same root you see in signature. So something unsigned is 'not signed' or 'not marked' by a person, which is why an unsigned letter or contract has no name to show who made it.