unwritten meaning
UK US /ənˈrɪtən/ 3 syllables
unwritten (adjective): based on custom rather than documentation.
unwritten has 3 meanings in this dictionary.
unwritten as an adjective
- based on custom rather than documentation
- an unwritten law
- rites...so ancient that they well might have had their unwritten origins in Aurignacian times
Opposite: written
Similar: common-law
- using speech rather than writing
- an oral tradition
- an oral agreement
Synonyms: oral
Similar: spoken
- said or done without having been planned or written in advance
- he made a few ad-lib remarks
Synonyms: ad-lib, spontaneous
Similar: unscripted
How to pronounce unwritten
unwritten is pronounced /ənˈrɪtən/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.
Words that rhyme with unwritten
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