untakingn.
(un- prefix2 1a, 2.)
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the mind > possession > relinquishing > [noun]
resignationc1380
resigning1395
upgivingc1423
cessionc1440
delivery?c1452
resign1457
remittinga1475
resignment1543
surrendry1547
resignal?1573
quittancea1593
relinquishment1593
delinquishment1603
abandon1614
surrendering1648
untaking1657
permission1677
vacating1820
1657 O. Sedgwick Humbled Sinner vi. 47 If I take a servant, I take him so, that..I can put him off againe; but if I take a wife, there can be no untaking on my part.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
untakingadj.
1. Scottish. Without taking.
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the mind > possession > taking > [adjective] > without taking
untaking1587
1587 in D. Masson Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1881) 1st Ser. IV. 168 Giff the Quene of England culd not persave hir awin securitie untaking his Majesteis moderis lyff.
2. Not receptive; not attractive.
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the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > [adjective] > unattractive
unlustya1425
favourless1594
unpersonable1601
unpromising1632
untaking1683
uninviting1686
uncharming1687
charmless1710
plain-looking1744
unengaging1749
unattracting1776
unprepossessing1790
unattractive1813
attractionless1832
unappealing1846
unsweet1866
unwinning1890
unfaceable1899
unenticing1914
schlubby1968
mug2009
society > communication > printing > inking equipment > [adjective] > of inking ball, not receptive
untaking1683
1683 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises II. Dict. 377 When the Balls do not Take, the Un-taking part of the Balls that touches the Form will be left White.
1885 O. Crawfurd Woman's Reputation i She has a harsh voice or an untaking manner.
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