Definition of UNWRITTEN

unwritten

Meanings

Adjective

  • based on custom rather than documentation; ; - J.L.T.C.Spence
    • "an unwritten law"
    • "rites...so ancient that they well might have had their unwritten origins in Aurignacian times"

Adjective Satellite

  • using speech rather than writing
  • said or done without having been planned or written in advance

Adj

  • Not written.
  • Oral or otherwise communicated without writing.
  • Implicit or understood but not formally articulated.
  • Containing no writing; blank.

Verb

  • past participle of unwrite

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English unwriten, from Old English unwriten, unġewriten (“unwritten”), equivalent to un- + written.

Synonyms

ad-lib, oral, spontaneous

Antonyms

written

Scrabble Score: 12

unwritten is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
unwritten is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
unwritten is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

unwritten is a valid Words With Friends word