What does unused mean?

Definitions for unused
ʌnˈyuzd for 1,2 ; ʌnˈyust for 3un·used

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. fresh, unusedadjective

    not yet used or soiled

    "a fresh shirt"; "a fresh sheet of paper"; "an unused envelope"

  2. unusedadjective

    not yet put into use

    "we bought an unused car for a change"

  3. idle, unusedadjective

    not in active use

    "the machinery sat idle during the strike"; "idle hands"

  4. unusedadjective

    infrequently exposed to

    "feet unused to shoes"

Wiktionary

  1. unusedadjective

    not used

    I have two unused vouchers for a free meal.

  2. unusedadjective

    not accustomed

    I am unused to the dark nights of the countryside.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Unusedadjective

    She, whose husband about that time died, forgetting the absent Plangus, or, at least, not hoping of him to attain so aspiring a purpose, left no art unused, which might keep the line from breaking, whereat the fish was already taken. Philip Sidney.

    Sure he that made us with such large discourse,
    Looking before and after, gave us not
    That capability and godlike reason,
    To rust in us unus’d. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

    He, unused to such entertainment, did shortly and plainly answer what he was. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

    One, whose eyes,
    Albeit unused to the melting mood,
    Dropt tears as fast as the Arabian trees
    Their medicinal gum. William Shakespeare, Othello.

    What art thou?
    Not from above: no, thy wan looks betray
    Diminish’d light, and eyes unus’d to day. Dryden.

ChatGPT

  1. unused

    Unused refers to something that has not been used, employed, or put into action before. It could be an item or equipment, or even an abstract concept like potential or skills, that has not yet been utilized or taken advantage of.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Unusedadjective

    not used; as, an unused book; an unused apartment

  2. Unusedadjective

    not habituated; unaccustomed

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Unused

    un-ūzd′, adj. not used, not accustomed.—ns. Unū′sage (obs.); Unused′ness.—adj. Unuse′ful, useless.—adv. Unuse′fully.—n. Unuse′fulness.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of unused in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of unused in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of unused in a Sentence

  1. Pamela Koch:

    If you're cooking at home, there's still a lot of unused food scraps. composting is worth doing -- it works on many levels.

  2. Scott Harris:

    Every person who receives a COVID-19 shot is deserving of one and will receive it, as we are determined to make sure that no vaccine is sitting unused on the shelf. We are making every effort to get shots into arms as quickly as possible, the biggest obstacle to vaccination is still the limited vaccine supply. We are attempting to manage expectations because the timeline for receipt of vaccine has not changed and we cannot give people a resource we don’t have yet.

  3. Jack Dorsey:

    Just imagine all the unused energy that is being wasted every single day, and being able to get energy and converting it into a secure, sound money system for the planet.

  4. Scandinavian Proverb:

    Go often to the house of thy friend; for weeds soon choke up the unused path.

  5. Rafia Zakaria:

    There are many reasons that Kamala Harris could not sustain Kamala Harris presidential run but one central obstacle is that Kamala Harris made Kamala Harris presidential bid in a country that is unused to seeing women who look like Kamala Harris in power -- let alone in the highest political office.

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Translations for unused

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  • غير مستعملArabic
  • unbenutzt, ungebrauchtGerman
  • αχρησιμοποίητοςGreek
  • neuzataEsperanto
  • دست‌نخورده, ناآشنا, نوPersian
  • inutiliséFrench
  • अप्रयुक्तHindi
  • insuetaLatin
  • nefolosit, neutilizat, neîntrebuințatRomanian
  • неиспользованный, неиспользуемый, непривыкшийRussian

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