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unmown

unmown

1 6.1
Grass or a lawn that people have not cut and let grow long
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈmoʊn/
: sin segar
  • The rabbits enjoyed hiding in the tall, unmown grass by the edge of the garden.
  • unmown grass

Examples

  • Jimmy, taking the pink wad of gum out of his mouth, lobbed it hand-grenade style over the unmown lawn, and when it hit, he said, kind of in slow motion, "Kaaaboooom."

    Fiction book (1990)

  • During the summer, the unmown fields were filled with colorful wildflowers.

  • Snow swept from the green, unmown fields to the base of the Bitterroots.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • Even in front, the ground was raw and stony, the grass unmown.

    Academic text (1999)

  • We chose a typical northeastern hayfield—habitat that's wonderful for voles but also likely to get rapidly overgrown if left unmown.

    Academic text (2002)

  • The property had several acres of unmown land, which attracted various wildlife.

Synonyms

uncut
vsunmown
6 3.9

Left in its natural state without being cut or trimmed

is narrower, referring specifically to vegetation left without cutting
unmowed
vsunmown
1 4.2

Not cut, with long grass or plants growing

is the alternative form used for the same idea in some varieties

Antonyms

trimmed
8 1.0

Cut to look neat by removing extra or uneven parts

mown
2 2.3

Grass that has been cut by a machine or tool

How Cut

trimmed
8 1.0
mown
2 2.3
unmown
1 6.1
overgrown
41 3.4

Surface Forms

unmown positive
unmowed positive

Morphology

unmown = mown (transparent) = un + mow + mown

The word 'unmown' is transparently derived from 'mown' with the prefix 'un-', indicating the negation of the action.

Etymology

Unmown comes from the prefix un- meaning 'not' and mown, the past form of the verb 'mow' meaning 'to cut grass'. So, like a mower that cuts lawns, unmown means grass that is 'not cut'.