† unclosetedadj.¹

Forms: 1800s unclosetted.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, closet n., -ed suffix².

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + closet n. + -ed suffix². Compare closeted adj. 2.

Obsolete. rare.

Not provided with a closet or closets.In quot. with specific reference to water closets or lavatories.

ΚΠ

1885 Jrnl. Sci. July 389 The sewage of an unclosetted town.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

unclosetedadj.²

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈklɒzᵻtᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌənˈklɑzədəd/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and closeted adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, closeted adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + closeted adj.With sense 2 compare in the closet at closet n. and adj. Phrases 2d, out of the closet at closet n. and adj. Phrases 2c.

1. Not secret or hidden.Frequently in collocation with skeleton; cf. a skeleton in the closet at skeleton n. 1b.

ΚΠ

1887 Atlantic Monthly Oct. 433 (title of story) An uncloseted skeleton.

1915 Harper's Mag. Dec. 708/2 I'm the black sheep—the fly in the ointment—the as yet uncloseted skeleton!

2000 Observer (Nexis) 3 Sept. 62 I like this gardening in the open—slightly suspicious, slightly competitive, but uncloseted and generous.

2. spec. Not ‘in the closet’ (see closet n. and adj. Phrases 2); openly homosexual.

ΚΠ

1976 T. Williams Let. 29 Jan. in Five O'Clock Angel (1991) 336 If Sherin put people down for being gay, do you think he would have directed three plays recently for this founding father of the uncloseted gay world?

1991 Washington City Paper 2 Aug. 71/2 Student, 20, seeks uncloseted, assured male with substance to break the stereotype.

2014 Philadelphia Inquirer (Nexis) 11 Feb. d1 A general manager worried that his players aren't mature enough to handle the presence of an uncloseted homosexual.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	uncloseted
释义	† unclosetedadj.¹ Forms: 1800s unclosetted. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, closet n., -ed suffix². Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + closet n. + -ed suffix². Compare closeted adj. 2. Obsolete. rare. Not provided with a closet or closets.In quot. with specific reference to water closets or lavatories. ΚΠ 1885 Jrnl. Sci. July 389 The sewage of an unclosetted town. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2020). unclosetedadj.² Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈklɒzᵻtᵻd/, U.S. /ˌənˈklɑzədəd/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and closeted adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, closeted adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + closeted adj.With sense 2 compare in the closet at closet n. and adj. Phrases 2d, out of the closet at closet n. and adj. Phrases 2c. 1. Not secret or hidden.Frequently in collocation with skeleton; cf. a skeleton in the closet at skeleton n. 1b. ΚΠ 1887 Atlantic Monthly Oct. 433 (title of story) An uncloseted skeleton. 1915 Harper's Mag. Dec. 708/2 I'm the black sheep—the fly in the ointment—the as yet uncloseted skeleton! 2000 Observer (Nexis) 3 Sept. 62 I like this gardening in the open—slightly suspicious, slightly competitive, but uncloseted and generous. 2. spec. Not ‘in the closet’ (see closet n. and adj. Phrases 2); openly homosexual. ΚΠ 1976 T. Williams Let. 29 Jan. in Five O'Clock Angel (1991) 336 If Sherin put people down for being gay, do you think he would have directed three plays recently for this founding father of the uncloseted gay world? 1991 Washington City Paper 2 Aug. 71/2 Student, 20, seeks uncloseted, assured male with substance to break the stereotype. 2014 Philadelphia Inquirer (Nexis) 11 Feb. d1 A general manager worried that his players aren't mature enough to handle the presence of an uncloseted homosexual. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.¹1885adj.²1887
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