untitled
- adjective
- /ʌnˈtaɪtəld/
- 22 The sonnet is untitled:
Examples
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The king invited many guests to the castle, but only a few were of the untitled class, while most were nobles.
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What about untitled aristocrats?
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She felt proud of her ordinary life, embracing her untitled status in a world filled with aristocrats.
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In the historical novel, the protagonist is an untitled man who challenges the customs of the noble society.
Synonyms
From a family without titles or high social rank
A person born into a common family, not noble
From a common family, not of noble birth
Not typical of upper class language or manners and often used by middle class people
Not belonging to the top or most powerful group
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
untitled = titled (transparent) = un + title + ed
Formed by productive negation un- added to 'titled' (having a title); the negated meaning is straightforward for learners.
Etymology
Untitled comes from the small part un- meaning 'not' and title meaning 'a name or rank', like the title used before a noble's name such as Lord or Duke. So untitled means 'not having a title', often used for people who are not part of the nobility.