unauthenticated

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adjective

Having no authentication.

OriginEnglish authenticated ← Medieval Latin authenticō ← Middle English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunauthenticated (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving no authentication.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Medieval Latinauthenticō
  9. Englishauthenticated
  10. Englishunauthenticated

From un- + authenticated.

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APA

unauthenticated. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unauthenticated

MLA

“unauthenticated.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unauthenticated. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unauthenticated,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unauthenticated.

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