undivided

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌʌndɪˈvaɪdɪd/ UK /ˌʌndɪˈvaɪdɪd/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
not split or shared; complete and whole

The lecture demanded their undivided attention.

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Synonyms

1 adj · not split or shared;... whole complete entire unbroken full concentrated

Opposites

divided split shared partial

Word family

Related forms divide division divisible

Etymology

From un- ('not') + divided, past participle of divide, from Latin dividere ('to force apart, separate'), from dis- ('apart') + the root of viduus ('bereft, deprived').

un- Old English dividere Latin *weydʰ- Proto-Indo-European

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# undivided

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

## Meanings
1. not split or shared; complete and whole

## Examples
- The lecture demanded their undivided attention.

## Synonyms
- whole
- complete
- entire
- unbroken
- full
- concentrated

## Antonyms
- divided
- split
- shared
- partial

## Related Forms
- divide
- division
- divisible

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: un-
- Root: dividere
- Root: *weydʰ-

## Etymology
From un- ('not') + divided, past participle of divide, from Latin dividere ('to force apart, separate'), from dis- ('apart') + the root of viduus ('bereft, deprived').

## AI Etymology
Undivided comes from un- ('not') + divided, past participle of divide, from Latin dividere ('to force apart, separate'), from dis- ('apart') + the root of viduus ('bereft, deprived'). The prefix supplies the first semantic turn, while the base carries the lexical core of the word. As an adjective, it carries the sense "not split or shared; complete and whole", with the older formation still helping explain the modern use. Relevant historical forms include Old English un-, Latin dividere, and Proto-Indo-European *weydʰ-. Related words include divide, division, divisible.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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