unconstrainedadj.

Brit.

/ˌʌnkənˈstreɪnd/,

/ˌʌŋkənˈstreɪnd/, U.S.

/ˌənkənˈstreɪnd/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2.

a. Not constrained or forced; not acting under constraint or compulsion.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > free will > [adjective] > not compelled or forced

unconstrainedc1386

undistraineda1400

uncompelled1470

unastrainedc1480

uncommandeda1535

uncoacted1545

unforced1605

unenforced1607

undriven1615

incoact1616

incoacteda1676

unnecessitated1712

uncoerced1791

c1386 G. Chaucer Doctor's Tale 61 And of hir owene vertu vnconstreyned She hath ful ofte tyme syk hire feyned.

1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid vii. v. 25 Vnconstrenyt, nocht be law bound thairtill, Bot be our inclinatioun and fre will Just and equale.

1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. John xix. 108 b The luste to reuenge was so greate, that vnconstrayned they adiudged themselues to perpetuall bondage.

a1631 J. Donne Βιαθανατος (1647) iii. v. §4 He dyed, as the same man sayes, with the same zeale as Christ, unconstrained.

1665 J. Glanvill Sciri Tuum: Authors Defense 27 in Scepsis Scientifica A free and unconstrained will.

a1704 T. Brown Satyr against Woman in Wks. (1707) I. i. 84 Unconstrain'd, by want of Choice they lie, Wallowing in all the filth of boundless Luxury.

1827 R. Pollok Course of Time I. ii. 47 Making his soul an offering for sin;..By doing, suffering, dying unconstrained.

1831 W. Scott Count Robert iv, in Tales of my Landlord 4th Ser. III. 87 Let me find my way to the grave, unnoticed, unconstrained.

†b. Without exertion. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > easiness > [adjective] > doing effortlessly > involving little effort

lightOE

easyc1380

softc1390

unpainful?c1425

unconstrained1541

toilless1606

facile1607

labourlessa1613

cheapa1616

unforced1642

unlaborious1644

slight1667

sweatless1893

pussyfoot1899

lite1929

light-touch1935

1541 T. Elyot Castel of Helthe (new ed.) 55 b If he whiche often~tymes unconstrayned hath had great sieges [= evacuations], be sodeynly stopped.

2. Not done, made, given, etc., under constraint or compulsion; free, spontaneous.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > free will > [adjective] > not compelled or forced > not done (etc.) under compulsion

unconstrained1535

uncommanded?1548

unenforced1607

unexacted1609

unextorted1711

1535 Act 27 Hen. VIII c. 25 The voluntary and vnconstreined almes & charitie of the parishens.

a1600 R. Hooker Two Serm. (1614) 19 What meaneth this Apostasie and vnconstrained departure? Why doe his servants so willingly forsake him?

1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. i. 7 Thy voluntary wandring, and vnconstrayned exyle.

1656 J. Bramhall Replic. to Bishop of Chalcedon iii. 116 These Acts were unconstrained.

a1704 T. Brown Let. Dissent. Preacher in Wks. (1711) IV. 191 Thanks must be Voluntary; not only unconstrain'd, but unsolicited.

1770 E. Gibbon Misc. Wks. (1814) IV. 504 The unconstrained workings of nature.

3. Free from constraint or embarrassment; natural.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > unaffectedness or naturalness > [adjective] > unconstrained

free and easy1594

unconstrained1704

unstructured1941

1704 Moderation Display'd iv So Free, so Unconstrain'd in his Address.

1707 W. Hope New Method Fencing vii. 205 In a Good Guard, the whole Body should be easy, and as much unconstrain'd as possible.

1760 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy II. xvii. 101 He look'd frank,—unconstrained,—something assured,—but not bordering upon assurance.

1817 W. Scott Rob Roy I. ix. 198 Dismissing from his countenance some part of the hypocritical affectation of humility..and saying, with a more frank and unconstrained air [etc.].

4. Not subject to restraint; unrestrained.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > freedom of action or from restraint > [adjective]

freeeOE

unneedc1175

easyc1200

untiedc1374

unhemmeda1400

largec1400

unrefraineda1500

rampanta1540

unmuzzleda1541

unyoked1573

yokeless1584

licensed1593

unbound1593

wild1599

broad1604

fetterless1604

unconfined1607

ungyved1607

ungaged?1617

unboundeda1625

unfettereda1631

vagabond1635

unmanacled1686

unrestricted1750

haggard-wild1786

unconstrained1796

unshackled1796

chainless1816

rioty1819

untethered1826

unwithholdena1834

bondless1845

fancy-loose1850

constraintless1865

unpressured1879

undammed1896

balls-to-the-wall1967

balls-out1968

1796 F. Burney Camilla IV. viii. iv. 278 The unconstrained freedom with which he was empowered to have more books upon the table.

1891 F. W. Farrar Darkness & Dawn II. xlvii. 143 The intercourse which the prisoner could hold with any who came to visit him was unconstrained.

Derivatives

unconˈstrainedness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > unaffectedness or naturalness > [noun] > naturalness or lack of constraint

unconstrainedness1656

shamelessness1667

unconstraint1713

self-abandonment1811

abandon1815

abandonment1834

self-abandon1837

free-and-easiness1842

1656 Ld. Orrery Parthenissa V. iii. i. 12 He..acquitted himselfe with so much grace and unconstrainednesse in the dance.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unconstrained
释义	unconstrainedadj. Brit. /ˌʌnkənˈstreɪnd/, /ˌʌŋkənˈstreɪnd/, U.S. /ˌənkənˈstreɪnd/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2. 1. a. Not constrained or forced; not acting under constraint or compulsion. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > free will > [adjective] > not compelled or forced unconstrainedc1386 undistraineda1400 uncompelled1470 unastrainedc1480 uncommandeda1535 uncoacted1545 unforced1605 unenforced1607 undriven1615 incoact1616 incoacteda1676 unnecessitated1712 uncoerced1791 c1386 G. Chaucer Doctor's Tale 61 And of hir owene vertu vnconstreyned She hath ful ofte tyme syk hire feyned. 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid vii. v. 25 Vnconstrenyt, nocht be law bound thairtill, Bot be our inclinatioun and fre will Just and equale. 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. John xix. 108 b The luste to reuenge was so greate, that vnconstrayned they adiudged themselues to perpetuall bondage. a1631 J. Donne Βιαθανατος (1647) iii. v. §4 He dyed, as the same man sayes, with the same zeale as Christ, unconstrained. 1665 J. Glanvill Sciri Tuum: Authors Defense 27 in Scepsis Scientifica A free and unconstrained will. a1704 T. Brown Satyr against Woman in Wks. (1707) I. i. 84 Unconstrain'd, by want of Choice they lie, Wallowing in all the filth of boundless Luxury. 1827 R. Pollok Course of Time I. ii. 47 Making his soul an offering for sin;..By doing, suffering, dying unconstrained. 1831 W. Scott Count Robert iv, in Tales of my Landlord 4th Ser. III. 87 Let me find my way to the grave, unnoticed, unconstrained. †b. Without exertion. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > [adjective] > doing effortlessly > involving little effort lightOE easyc1380 softc1390 unpainful?c1425 unconstrained1541 toilless1606 facile1607 labourlessa1613 cheapa1616 unforced1642 unlaborious1644 slight1667 sweatless1893 pussyfoot1899 lite1929 light-touch1935 1541 T. Elyot Castel of Helthe (new ed.) 55 b If he whiche often~tymes unconstrayned hath had great sieges [= evacuations], be sodeynly stopped. 2. Not done, made, given, etc., under constraint or compulsion; free, spontaneous. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > free will > [adjective] > not compelled or forced > not done (etc.) under compulsion unconstrained1535 uncommanded?1548 unenforced1607 unexacted1609 unextorted1711 1535 Act 27 Hen. VIII c. 25 The voluntary and vnconstreined almes & charitie of the parishens. a1600 R. Hooker Two Serm. (1614) 19 What meaneth this Apostasie and vnconstrained departure? Why doe his servants so willingly forsake him? 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. i. 7 Thy voluntary wandring, and vnconstrayned exyle. 1656 J. Bramhall Replic. to Bishop of Chalcedon iii. 116 These Acts were unconstrained. a1704 T. Brown Let. Dissent. Preacher in Wks. (1711) IV. 191 Thanks must be Voluntary; not only unconstrain'd, but unsolicited. 1770 E. Gibbon Misc. Wks. (1814) IV. 504 The unconstrained workings of nature. 3. Free from constraint or embarrassment; natural. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > unaffectedness or naturalness > [adjective] > unconstrained free and easy1594 unconstrained1704 unstructured1941 1704 Moderation Display'd iv So Free, so Unconstrain'd in his Address. 1707 W. Hope New Method Fencing vii. 205 In a Good Guard, the whole Body should be easy, and as much unconstrain'd as possible. 1760 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy II. xvii. 101 He look'd frank,—unconstrained,—something assured,—but not bordering upon assurance. 1817 W. Scott Rob Roy I. ix. 198 Dismissing from his countenance some part of the hypocritical affectation of humility..and saying, with a more frank and unconstrained air [etc.]. 4. Not subject to restraint; unrestrained. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > freedom of action or from restraint > [adjective] freeeOE unneedc1175 easyc1200 untiedc1374 unhemmeda1400 largec1400 unrefraineda1500 rampanta1540 unmuzzleda1541 unyoked1573 yokeless1584 licensed1593 unbound1593 wild1599 broad1604 fetterless1604 unconfined1607 ungyved1607 ungaged?1617 unboundeda1625 unfettereda1631 vagabond1635 unmanacled1686 unrestricted1750 haggard-wild1786 unconstrained1796 unshackled1796 chainless1816 rioty1819 untethered1826 unwithholdena1834 bondless1845 fancy-loose1850 constraintless1865 unpressured1879 undammed1896 balls-to-the-wall1967 balls-out1968 1796 F. Burney Camilla IV. viii. iv. 278 The unconstrained freedom with which he was empowered to have more books upon the table. 1891 F. W. Farrar Darkness & Dawn II. xlvii. 143 The intercourse which the prisoner could hold with any who came to visit him was unconstrained. Derivatives unconˈstrainedness n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > unaffectedness or naturalness > [noun] > naturalness or lack of constraint unconstrainedness1656 shamelessness1667 unconstraint1713 self-abandonment1811 abandon1815 abandonment1834 self-abandon1837 free-and-easiness1842 1656 Ld. Orrery Parthenissa V. iii. i. 12 He..acquitted himselfe with so much grace and unconstrainednesse in the dance. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1386
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