unset

unset

English

Etymology

un- +‎ set

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛt

Adjective

unset (not comparable)

1. Not set; not fixed or appointed.
2. Not mounted or placed in a setting.
3. Not set, as a broken limb.
4. Not planted.
   • 1609, William Shakespeare, Sonnet 16:

     And many maiden gardens, yet unset

     With virtuous wish would bear your living flowers ...

Verb

unset (third-person singular simple present unsets, present participle unsetting, simple past and past participle unset)

1. (transitive) To make not set.

   to unset a single bit in a binary pattern

Synonyms

• clear

Anagrams

• suent, tunes

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Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɨ̞nsɛt/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɪnsɛt/

Verb

unset

1. (colloquial) Alternative form of unet