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unlived

unlived

9.9
The life or experiences someone never had
  • noun
  • /ʌnˈlɪvd/
: no vivido
  • DO NOT FEAR DEATH, BUT RATHER THE UNLIVED LIFE.

Examples

  • Millions of people have a secret or not so secret unlived creative life that feels just out of their grasp.

  • Like, you know, our kids come along and so many of our unlived dreams, our insecurities, things we never got to do.

  • That is a life unlived and unfulfilled.

  • That is a life unlived and unfulfilled.

  • You can harbor resentment for for unlived life for for very, very long period of time.

  • You can harbor resentment for for unlived life for for very, very long period of time.

  • Becker uses it in the denial of death, the guilt of unlived life.

  • You can harbor resentment for for unlived life for for very, very long period of time and all it does is corrupt you.

  • BE AFRAID OF THE UNLIVED LIFE.

  • Many people look back and regret the unlived experiences that could have enriched their lives.

How Realized

fulfilled
25 3.2
unlived
9.9

Surface Forms

unlived singular
unliveds plural

Morphology

unlived = lived (transparent) = un + live + ed

The meaning is directly recoverable from adding 'un-' to 'lived' in the sense of 'experienced' or 'fully lived'.

Etymology

The word unlived as a noun is formed from un- meaning 'not' and lived from 'live'. It names the 'not lived' life, the chances or experiences someone did not have.