What does undone mean?

Definitions for undone
ʌnˈdʌnun·done

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word undone.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. undoneadjective

    not done

    "the work could be done or undone and nobody cared"

  2. done for(p), ruined, sunk, undone, washed-upadjective

    doomed to extinction

  3. undoneadjective

    not fastened or tied or secured

    "her blouse had come undone at the neck"; "his shoelaces were undone"

  4. unstuck, undoneadjective

    thrown into a state of disorganization or incoherence

    "price programs became unstuck because little grain was available"

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Undoneadjective

    Etymology: from undo.

    Do you smell a fault?
    I cannot wish the fault undone, the
    Issue of it being so proper. William Shakespeare, K. Lear.

    Already is the work begun;
    And we rest all undone, till all be done. Samuel Daniel, Civ. War.

    There was no opportunity to call either of these two great persons to account for what they had done, or what they had left undone. Edward Hyde.

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  1. undone

    Undone refers to something that is not done, unfinished, uncompleted, or not accomplished. It can also mean to reverse or nullify an action or its effect, or to become unraveled, unfastened, or disorganized.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Undone

    p. p. of Undo

  2. Undoneadjective

    not done or performed; neglected

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of undone in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of undone in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of undone in a Sentence

  1. Anthony Liccione:

    We come done, complete as we are; we leave undone with unfulfilled changes.

  2. Sydney Harris:

    An idealist believes the short run doesn't count. A cynic believes the long run doesn't matter. A realist believes that what is done or left undone in the short run determines the long run.

  3. Dekalb County prosecutor Buffy Thomas:

    And because he was uncomfortable, his actions in using deadly force were unnecessary. Not only were they unnecessary, they were unreasonable and they were unjustified, and unfortunately, they can not be undone.

  4. Lin Yutang, O Magazine, October 2002:

    Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is a nobler art of leaving things undone…The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of nonessentials.

  5. Pablo Picasso:

    Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.

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