What does unused mean?
Definitions for unused
ʌnˈyuzd for 1,2 ; ʌnˈyust for 3un·used
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word unused.
Princeton's WordNet
fresh, unusedadjective
not yet used or soiled
"a fresh shirt"; "a fresh sheet of paper"; "an unused envelope"
unusedadjective
not yet put into use
"we bought an unused car for a change"
idle, unusedadjective
not in active use
"the machinery sat idle during the strike"; "idle hands"
unusedadjective
infrequently exposed to
"feet unused to shoes"
Wiktionary
unusedadjective
not used
I have two unused vouchers for a free meal.
unusedadjective
not accustomed
I am unused to the dark nights of the countryside.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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.
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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
Unusedadjective
not used; as, an unused book; an unused apartment
Unusedadjective
not habituated; unaccustomed
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Unused
un-ūzd′, adj. not used, not accustomed.—ns. Unū′sage (obs.); Unused′ness.—adj. Unuse′ful, useless.—adv. Unuse′fully.—n. Unuse′fulness.
Anagrams for unused »
unsued
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of unused in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of unused in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of unused in a Sentence
A solitary, unused to speaking of what he sees and feels, has mental experiences which are at once more intense and less articulate than those of a gregarious man.
They’re not going to get more valuable over time; it’s the exact opposite, as inflation eats away at the value. And the longer you hold onto these unused gift cards, the more likely you are to lose them or forget about them or have the store go out of business.
Right now we're paying about $500 million a year, roughly, just to maintain empty infrastructure, unused infrastructure.
It involves completely normal hardware rather than super custom and expensive stuff, most people have some amount of unused storage space they can do it with already.
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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