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🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

inutilizzato

Pronunciation / Transliteration: inutilizzato

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Unused/ʌnˈjuːzd/
adjectiveCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #2500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Lasciò il biglietto ferroviario inutilizzato."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Not having been put to use; left idle or untouched.

    "The box contained several rolls of unused film."
  2. 2

    Not accustomed or habituated to something.

    "He remained unused to the bustling noise of the metropolis."
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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the English prefix un- (meaning not) combined with the adjective used, which stems from the Old French user and ultimately from the Latin usus (use). The compound has been used in Germanic English contexts since the Middle English period to describe items or capacities not put into service.

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