unwritten
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unwritten
Where it comes from
From Middle English unwriten, from Old English unwriten, unġewriten (“unwritten”), equivalent to un- + written.
adjective
- Not written. The most important rule is unwritten but not unspoken. It is the rule of pronounceability. Sure, xzyqt looks grand, but how do you say it?
- Oral or otherwise communicated without writing. "Our language is unwritten and our history and our deeds are passed down from father to son," Wazir Ghulam Mahdi told me.
- Implicit or understood but not formally articulated. It's an unwritten rule that you lock the gate when you leave the swimming pool.
- Containing no writing; blank. unwritten paper
verb
- past participle of unwrite
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: unscripted, spontaneous, ad-lib, common-law, spoken, oral, unspoken, tacit, silent, implicit, acquiescence, implied, verbal, underlying, written, verbale
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adj not written
| 日本語 | 書かれていない kakareteinai, 白紙の hakushi no |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 不成文的 bùchéngwén de |
| हिन्दी | अनलिखा anlikhā |
| Français | inécrit |
| Deutsch | ungeschrieben |
| Ελληνικά | άγραφος ágrafos |
| Русский | непи́саный nepísanyj |
adj implicit or understood but not formally articulated
| Português | consuetudinário |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | άγραφος ágrafos |
| Русский | непи́саный nepísanyj, негла́сный neglásnyj |
Talk about this word "unwritten." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/unwritten. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. unwritten. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/unwritten "unwritten." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/unwritten.Cite this
@misc{unwritten_2026,
title = {unwritten},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unwritten},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
