unreserved

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌʌnrɪˈzɜrvd/ UK /ˌʌnrɪˈzɜːvd/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
without reservation; frank or not set aside

He gave the plan his unreserved support.

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Synonyms

1 adj · without reservation; frank... wholeheartedunconditional frank open unqualified unrestricted candid

Opposites

reserved guarded qualified conditional

Word family

Forms unreservedly

Derived forms unreservedlyunreservedness

Related forms reserve reserved reservation

Etymology

From un- ('not') + reserved, from reserve, from Old French reserver, from Latin reservare ('to keep back'), from re- ('back') + servare ('to keep').

un- Old English servare Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# unreserved

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

## Meanings
1. without reservation; frank or not set aside

## Examples
- He gave the plan his unreserved support.

## Synonyms
- wholehearted
- unconditional
- frank
- open
- unqualified
- unrestricted
- candid

## Antonyms
- reserved
- guarded
- qualified
- conditional

## Derived Forms
- unreservedly
- unreservedness

## Related Forms
- reserve
- reserved
- reservation

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

## Etymology
From un- ('not') + reserved, from reserve, from Old French reserver, from Latin reservare ('to keep back'), from re- ('back') + servare ('to keep').

## AI Etymology
Unreserved comes from un- ('not') + reserved, from reserve, from Old French reserver, from Latin reservare ('to keep back'), from re- ('back') + servare ('to keep'). In current use it is an adjective meaning "without reservation; frank or not set aside". That sense is explained by the older material without requiring a speculative semantic step: the inherited or borrowed base supplies the field of meaning, while the English formation fixes its modern role. The prefix un- is negative or privative, marking the absence, denial, or opposite of the base idea. The surface form is compositional: its joined elements remain visible in the modern word. The historical chain includes Old English un- and Latin servare. Related English forms include reserve, reserved, and reservation. Derived forms include unreservedly and unreservedness. As a result, the modern word is best read as a negative, privative, or reversative formation built on a historically older base.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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