unmeantadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈmɛnt/, U.S.

/ˌənˈmɛnt/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and mean v.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, English meant , mean v.¹

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + meant, past participle of mean v.¹ Compare later meant adj.

1. Not meant; unintended.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > intention > unintentional or unplanned character > [adjective] > unintentional or involuntary

unviseda1300

unwilful1398

unwilly1398

unbodena1400

voluntarya1450

non-voluntaryc1454

involuntary1531

unwilling1535

unwilleda1540

unmeant1550

unvoluntary1570

uncalleda1586

uncalleda1610

unintended1649

undesigned1651

mechanic1657

automatic1694

unmeaning1698

inadvertent1724

unbidden1726

unintentional1782

unweeting1794

unwitting1818

undeliberate1874

agnomical1881

1550 N. Lesse tr. St. Augustine Of Vertue of Perseueraunce xix, in tr. St. Augustine Predestination of Saints sig. Y That man also which sayde, that our harts, and our thoughts are not in our powr he left nether words, nor deds vnment.

1578 T. Proctor Gorgious Gallery sig. M Whose thoughts bee vaine, and vade as though vnment.

a1634 G. Chapman Revenge for Honour (1654) v. ii. 57 Howere you're pleas'd to mock me..with these impertinent, unmeant discourses, I cannot..give them the least credit.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis x, in tr. Virgil Wks. 514 The flying Spear was after Ilus sent, But Rhœtus hapen'd on a Death unmeant.

1738 G. Lillo Marina ii. i. 30 I who cou'd not bear The unmeant rivalship of sweet Marina.

1820 P. B. Shelley Prometheus Unbound iii. iv. 118 That..hollow talk Which makes the heart..question that unmeant hypocrisy.

1891 E. Kinglake Austral. at Home 71 It is the short sighted gentleman..on whom the ball finds its unmeant mark as a rule.

1914 J. Fox Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come xix. 238 He himself little knew the unmeant significance there was in the old Continental uniform he had worn to the dance.

1961 H. Cecil Daughters in Law xii. 156 This is not an angry unmeant phrase, but a deliberate slander.

2004 J. Fellowes Snobs xxi. 232 There is always the risk that the stayer will be uninitiated in these rituals..—in which case they may accept the unmeant offer of hospitality.

2. With by (a person, etc.). Now rare.

ΚΠ

1694 W. Congreve To Cynthia in Ann. Misc. 107 Curse on that Word so ready to be spoke, For through my Lips, unmeant by me, it broke.

1745 E. Young Complaint: Night the Eighth 34 Can Man..strike out A Self-wrought Happiness unmeant by Him Who made Us?

1848 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 3) 211 These mysteries Unmeant by Heaven to be cleared up on earth.

1900 Chautauquan Oct. 40 Changes, unmeant by those who caused them, not understood by those who experienced them.

1978 F. J. Sheed Theol. & Sanity (rev. ed.) Pref. p. xv It is not possible to put together any selection of words in which some ingenious person may not find a meaning unmeant by the writer.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unmeant
释义	unmeantadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈmɛnt/, U.S. /ˌənˈmɛnt/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and mean v.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, English meant , mean v.¹ Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + meant, past participle of mean v.¹ Compare later meant adj. 1. Not meant; unintended. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > unintentional or unplanned character > [adjective] > unintentional or involuntary unviseda1300 unwilful1398 unwilly1398 unbodena1400 voluntarya1450 non-voluntaryc1454 involuntary1531 unwilling1535 unwilleda1540 unmeant1550 unvoluntary1570 uncalleda1586 uncalleda1610 unintended1649 undesigned1651 mechanic1657 automatic1694 unmeaning1698 inadvertent1724 unbidden1726 unintentional1782 unweeting1794 unwitting1818 undeliberate1874 agnomical1881 1550 N. Lesse tr. St. Augustine Of Vertue of Perseueraunce xix, in tr. St. Augustine Predestination of Saints sig. Y That man also which sayde, that our harts, and our thoughts are not in our powr he left nether words, nor deds vnment. 1578 T. Proctor Gorgious Gallery sig. M Whose thoughts bee vaine, and vade as though vnment. a1634 G. Chapman Revenge for Honour (1654) v. ii. 57 Howere you're pleas'd to mock me..with these impertinent, unmeant discourses, I cannot..give them the least credit. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis x, in tr. Virgil Wks. 514 The flying Spear was after Ilus sent, But Rhœtus hapen'd on a Death unmeant. 1738 G. Lillo Marina ii. i. 30 I who cou'd not bear The unmeant rivalship of sweet Marina. 1820 P. B. Shelley Prometheus Unbound iii. iv. 118 That..hollow talk Which makes the heart..question that unmeant hypocrisy. 1891 E. Kinglake Austral. at Home 71 It is the short sighted gentleman..on whom the ball finds its unmeant mark as a rule. 1914 J. Fox Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come xix. 238 He himself little knew the unmeant significance there was in the old Continental uniform he had worn to the dance. 1961 H. Cecil Daughters in Law xii. 156 This is not an angry unmeant phrase, but a deliberate slander. 2004 J. Fellowes Snobs xxi. 232 There is always the risk that the stayer will be uninitiated in these rituals..—in which case they may accept the unmeant offer of hospitality. 2. With by (a person, etc.). Now rare. ΚΠ 1694 W. Congreve To Cynthia in Ann. Misc. 107 Curse on that Word so ready to be spoke, For through my Lips, unmeant by me, it broke. 1745 E. Young Complaint: Night the Eighth 34 Can Man..strike out A Self-wrought Happiness unmeant by Him Who made Us? 1848 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 3) 211 These mysteries Unmeant by Heaven to be cleared up on earth. 1900 Chautauquan Oct. 40 Changes, unmeant by those who caused them, not understood by those who experienced them. 1978 F. J. Sheed Theol. & Sanity (rev. ed.) Pref. p. xv It is not possible to put together any selection of words in which some ingenious person may not find a meaning unmeant by the writer. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1550
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