unparticipantadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnpɑːˈtɪsᵻp(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˌənˌpɑrˈtɪsᵻp(ə)nt/ Now rare.
Not participant; that does not participate or take part. Hence: detached, uninvolved.
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society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > separation or isolation > [adjective] > detached or non-participating
partlessa1400
sullen1629
aloof1639
remote1775
unparticipate1824
unparticipant1829
non-participating1876
detached1913
1829 Star 24 Sept. It may be inferred, without much liability to mistake, that Ministers are not wholly unparticipant in its convocation.
1867 T. Carlyle Reminisc. (1881) I. 282 I, strictly unparticipant, sitting silently apart till it was done.
1884 E. Fawcett Song & Story 22 Always to sit aloof, exemptedly..And view that battle of souls, humanity, With contemplating unparticipant look.
1979 ‘C. J. Cherryh’ Faded Sun: Kutath ii. 22 Niun sat staring into the fire, letting the chatter flow through him, about him, unparticipant.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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