unbearing

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adjective

Bearing no fruit.

“an unbearing tree”

OriginMiddle English unbering ← Old English unberende ← Proto-Germanic *unberandz →
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of unbear
adjectiveunbearing (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBearing no fruit.

    an unbearing tree

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*unberandz
  2. Old Englishunberende
  3. Middle Englishunbering
  4. Englishunbearing

From Middle English unbering, unberinde, from Old English unberende, from Proto-Germanic *unberandz, equivalent to un- + bearing.

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APA

unbearing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbearing

MLA

“unbearing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbearing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unbearing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbearing.

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