unequal

unequal

English

Alternative forms

• unæqual (obsolete)
• unæquall (obsolete, rare)
• unequall (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English unequale, equivalent to un- +‎ equal. Compare German unegal (“unlevel, uneven”).

Adjective

unequal (comparative more unequal, superlative most unequal)

1. Not the same.
2. Out of balance.

Translations

not the same

Catalan: desigual Chinese: 不公平 (bù gōng píng) Czech: nerovný m Dutch: ongelijk (nl) Finnish: eri (fi), erilainen (fi) German: ungleich (de)

Greek: Ancient: ἄνισος (ánisos) Latin: inīquus Romanian: inegal (ro) Spanish: desigual (es) Tagalog: ditumbas

out of balance

Finnish: epätasapainoinen (fi)

Noun

unequal (plural unequals)

1. One who is not an equal.