unlearnt

unlearned (ʌnˈlɜːnd)

/ (ʌnˈlɜːnt) /

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adjective

denoting knowledge or skills innately present and therefore not learnt

not learnt or taken notice ofunlearnt lessons

QUIZ

THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?

Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.

Question 1 of 7

In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

candystring

candyfloss

candypuff

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Words nearby unlearnt

unlay, unlead, unleaded, unlearn, unlearned, unlearnt, unleash, unleavened, unless, unlessoned, unlettered

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How to use unlearnt in a sentence

I gained more respect for myself than I had before:—I understood that I had unlearnt how to wish, without even wanting to do so.
Friedrich Nietzsche|Georg Brandes
Its experiences, its many lessons and duties, are all unlearnt and you would pass to the spirit world immatured.
Within the Temple of Isis|Belle M. Wagner
And a hundred lessons on farming had to be learnt, and a hundred more to be unlearnt.
Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back Again|Joseph Barker
For the seven years since she left her father, Louie had quite unlearnt kissing.
The History of David Grieve|Mrs. Humphry Ward

That there is much in all existing classifications which requires to be unlearnt is certain.
Man and His Migrations|R. G. (Robert Gordon) Latham