- uninhibited (adj.)
[uninhibited 词源字典] - 1880, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of inhibit.[uninhibited etymology, uninhibited origin, 英语词源]
- uninitiated (adj.)
- 1670s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of initiate (v.).
- uninjured (adj.)
- 1570s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of injure (v.).
- uninquisitive (adj.)
- c. 1600, from un- (1) "not" + inquisitive.
- uninspired (adj.)
- 1680s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of inspire (v.).
- unintelligent (adj.)
- c. 1600, from un- (1) "not" + intelligent (adj.). Related: Unintelligently.
- unintelligible (adj.)
- 1610s, "incapable of being understood," from un- (1) "not" + intelligible. Related: Unintelligibly.
- unintended (adj.)
- 1640s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of intend (v.).
- unintentional (adj.)
- 1701, from un- (1) "not" + intentional (adj.). Related: Unintentionally.
- uninterested (adj.)
- 1640s, "unbiased," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of interest (v.). It later meant "disinterested" (1660s); sense of "unconcerned, indifferent" is recorded from 1771. This is the correct word for what often is miscalled disinterested.
- uninteresting (adj.)
- "not capable of exciting interest," 1769, from un- (1) "not" + interesting.
- uninterrupted (adj.)
- c. 1600, "continuous;" 1650s, "undisturbed," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of interrupt. Related: Uninterruptedly.
- uninvite (v.)
- "countermand an invitation," 1660s, from un- (2) "opposite of" + invite (v.). Related: Uninvited; uninviting.
- uninvited (adj.)
- "not having been invited," 1630s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of invite (v.).
- uninviting (adj.)
- 1680s, from un- (1) + inviting (adj.).
- union (n.)
- early 15c., "action of joining one thing to another," also "agreement, accord," also "state of matrimony," from Anglo-French unioun, Old French union (12c.), from Late Latin unionem (nominative unio) "oneness, unity, a uniting," also in Latin meaning "a single pearl or onion," from unus "one," from PIE *oi-no- "one, unique" (see one).
Sense of "action of uniting into one political body" is attested from 1540s. Meaning "group of people or states" is from 1650s. Short for trade union, it is recorded from 1833. U.S. political sense is attested from 1775; used especially during the Civil War, in reference to the remainder of the United States after the Southern secession. - Union Jack
- 1670s, from union + jack (n.); properly a small British union flag flown as the jack of a ship, but it has long been in use as a general name for the union flag. The Union flag (1630s) was introduced to symbolize the union of the crowns of England and Scotland (in 1603) and was formed of a combination of the cross saltire of St. Andrew and the cross of St. George. The cross saltire of St. Patrick was added 1801 upon the union of parliaments of Great Britain and Ireland.
- unionize (v.)
- 1841, "make into a union" (transitive), from union + -ize. Sense "form into a trade union" is from 1887. Related: Unionized; unionizing.
- unipersonal (adj.)
- 1810, from uni- + personal (adj.).
- unipolar (adj.)
- 1812, originally in electricity, from uni- + polar. Related: Unipolarity.
