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unwork¹

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From un- + work.

verb unworks · unworking · unworked · unwrought

  1. transitive To undo or destroy (work previously done).

unwork²

Where it comes from

From un- + work.

noun

  1. uncountable The lack or absence of work; worklessness. That comfortable philosophy which modern transcendentalism has but dimly shadowed forth — that poetic agrarianism, which gives all to each and each to all— is the real life of this city of unwork.

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@misc{unwork_2026,
  title = {unwork},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unwork},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}