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unwilted

unwilted

1 3.7
Leaves or flowers that stay fresh, firm, and upright
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈwɪltɪd/
: fresco
  • It was then that Elizabeth noticed the flowers, still in Nula's hands, unwilted and fragrant despite the crush of the metro.

Examples

  • The florist only uses unwilted flowers for her arrangements to ensure freshness.

  • Momoko picked up enough of the still fresh and unwilted lilies to make a bouquet and, after breathing deeply of their scent with half-closed eyes, she brought them under Saneko's nose.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • For a vibrant salad, choose unwilted greens that are crisp and colorful.

  • The plants appeared unwilted after receiving adequate water during the heatwave.

Antonyms

withered
19 4.6

It looks dry, thin, and lifeless like old leaves

wilted
5 3.7

Feeling weak and tired as if you do not have energy

How Fresh

fresh
557 1.0
crisp
34 1.0
unwilted
1 3.7
limp
55 2.8
wilted
3 3.1

Surface Forms

unwilted positive

Morphology

unwilted = wilted (transparent) = un + wilt + ed

Formed by adding the productive negative prefix 'un-' to 'wilted', so the meaning is the direct negation of 'wilted'.

Etymology

Unwilted is made of the part un- ('not') and wilt ('to droop' or 'go limp'). So it simply means 'not drooped', like flowers or leaves that stay fresh and upright.