uncut

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ʌnˈkʌt/ UK /ʌnˈkʌt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
not cut, trimmed, edited, or shaped

The director released the full, uncut version of the film.

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Synonyms

1 adj · not cut, trimmed, edited,... whole intact entire completeunabridgedunediteduntrimmed

Opposites

cut trimmedabridgededitedshortened

Word family

Related forms cut

Etymology

From un- ('not') + cut, the past participle of the verb cut, of uncertain origin, perhaps from a North Germanic source (compare Swedish dialectal kåta 'to cut').

un- Old English cutten Middle English

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Describing Qualities

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# uncut

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ʌnˈkʌt/
**IPA (UK):** /ʌnˈkʌt/

## Meanings
1. not cut, trimmed, edited, or shaped

## Examples
- The director released the full, uncut version of the film.

## Synonyms
- whole
- intact
- entire
- complete
- unabridged
- unedited
- untrimmed

## Antonyms
- cut
- trimmed
- abridged
- edited
- shortened

## Related Forms
- cut

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: un-
- Root: cutten

## Etymology
From un- ('not') + cut, the past participle of the verb cut, of uncertain origin, perhaps from a North Germanic source (compare Swedish dialectal kåta 'to cut').

## AI Etymology
Uncut is from un- ('not') + cut, the past participle of the verb cut, of uncertain origin, perhaps from a North Germanic source (compare Swedish dialectal kåta 'to cut'). Important recorded forms include un- (Old English) and cutten (Middle English). Morphologically, the un- element marks negation, reversal, removal, or deprivation, while the base supplies the action, quality, or state being denied or undone. The wording preserves that uncertainty: the older history is best read as a cautious account rather than a fully settled chain. The modern sense is largely compositional, with the historical elements narrowing into a stable English lexical item. In current use it covers not cut, trimmed, edited, or shaped. The wider family includes related words such as cut.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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